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Spillover, animal infections and the next human pandemic, David Quammen

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Spillover

bibliography

David Quammen

animal infections and the next human pandemic

A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseasesExamines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic. The author 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

Animal infections and the next human pandemic