Deadliest enemy : our war against killer germs
by Osterholm, Michael T. (Author), Olshaker, Mark, 1951- (Author)
Summary
Infectious disease has the terrifying power to disrupt everyday life on a global scale, overwhelming public and private resources and bringing trade and transportation to a halt. In today's world, it's easier than ever to move people, animals, and materials around the planet, but the same advances t... Full description
- Black swans and red alerts
- Annals of public health
- White coats and worn shoes
- The threat matrix
- The natural history of germs
- The new world order
- Means of transmission: bats, bugs, lungs, and penises
- Vaccines: the sharpest arrow in our quiver
- Malaria, AIDS, and TB: lest we forget
- Gain of function and dual use: the Frankenstein scenario
- Bioterror: opening Pandora's box
- Ebola: out of Africa
- SARS and MERS: harbingers of things to come
- Mosquitoes: public health enemy number one
- Zika: expecting the unexpected
- Antimicrobials: the tragedy of the commons
- Fighting the resistance
- Influenza: the king of infectious diseases
- Pandemic: from unspeakable to inevitable
- Taking influenza off the table
- Battle plan for survival.