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The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers
Contributor(s): Khan, Ali S. (Author), Patrick, William (With)

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 ISBN: 1610395913     ISBN-13: 9781610395915
Publisher: PublicAffairs
OUR PRICE: $37.80  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients)
- Social Science | Disease & Health Issues
- Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016001718
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" L (1.00 lbs) 288 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2016
Library Journal 05/15/2016 pg. 94
Choice 10/01/2016
 
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Publisher Description:
An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases -- and the panic and corruption that make them worse.
Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat -- Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus -- seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan.
In his long career as a public health first responder -- protected by a thin mask from infected patients, napping under nets to keep out scorpions, making life-and-death decisions on limited, suspect information -- Khan has found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks are often caused by people. We make mistakes, politicize emergencies, and, too often, fail to imagine the consequences of our actions.
The Next Pandemic is a firsthand account of disasters like anthrax, bird flu, and others -- and how we could do more to prevent their return. It is both a gripping story of our brushes with fate and an urgent lesson on how we can keep ourselves safe from the inevitable next pandemic.
 
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