The Chimp And The River by David Quammen
How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest
A vivid, investigative narrative that traces how a deadly human pandemic originated in Africa, following the scientific detective work that links HIV to viruses in wild primates, the practices (such as hunting and butchering bushmeat) and historical forces that allowed cross-species transmission, and the molecular, ecological, and social factors that turned a local zoonotic spillover into a global crisis. Combining field reporting, interviews with researchers, and clear explanations of virology and epidemiology, the book explains how human behavior, colonialism, urbanization, and changing environments created conditions for new infectious diseases to emerge and spread, while profiling the scientists who unraveled the virus’s origins and the implications for preventing future pandemics.
- Published
- 2014
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- American
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- English
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