Pandemic by Sonia Shah
Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
An investigative narrative that follows the history and science of major disease outbreaks to argue that pandemics are not random acts of nature but the predictable result of microbial evolution interacting with human behavior, globalization, ecological disruption and weak public-health systems; through case studies from cholera and influenza to HIV, SARS and Ebola it shows how travel, urbanization, poverty, industrial agriculture and political failures create the conditions for contagion and how lack of surveillance, transparency and investment leaves societies vulnerable — concluding that better preparedness, robust health infrastructure and coordinated global response are essential to prevent future crises.
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- 2016
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- American
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- English
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