Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

by Quammen, David
ISBN: 9780393346619
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The next big human pandemic--the next disease cataclysm, perhaps on the scale of AIDS or the 1918 influenza--is likely to be caused by a new virus coming to humans from wildlife. Experts call such an event "spillover" and they warn us to brace ourselves. David Quammen has tracked this subject from the jungles of Central Africa, the rooftops of Bangladesh, and the caves of southern China to the laboratories where researchers work in space suits to study lethal viruses. He illuminates the dynamics of Ebola, SARS, bird flu, Lyme disease, and other emerging threats and tells the story of AIDS and its origins as it has never before been told. Spillover reads like a mystery tale, full of mayhem and clues and questions. When the Next Big One arrives, what will it look like? From which innocent host animal will it emerge? Will we be ready?

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Quammen, David
  • ISBN: 9780393346619
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.80
  • Number Of Pages: 592
  • Publication Year: 2013

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  • Absolutely Vital Reading

    Caitlin B. - 6 years ago

    Excellently researched book with evidence-based postulations on what has happened with epidemics in the past-for better or worse-and what can be done in the future. Very engrossing book. This should be required reading in biology, ecology, and economics classes.