The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic
Autor Alan Sipressen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2010 – vârsta de la 18 ani
A riveting account of why science alone can't stop the next pandemic.
In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and award- winning journalist Alan Sipress reminds us that far worse could be brewing. When a highly lethal strain of avian flu broke out in Asia in 2003 and raced westward, Sipress, as a reporter for The Washington Post, tracked the virus across nine countries, watching its secrets elude the world's brightest scientists and most intrepid disease hunters. A vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, The Fatal Strain is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.
In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and award- winning journalist Alan Sipress reminds us that far worse could be brewing. When a highly lethal strain of avian flu broke out in Asia in 2003 and raced westward, Sipress, as a reporter for The Washington Post, tracked the virus across nine countries, watching its secrets elude the world's brightest scientists and most intrepid disease hunters. A vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, The Fatal Strain is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143118305
ISBN-10: 0143118307
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: 8-page b/w photo insert on text stock; 1 b/w map; 1 b/w chart
Dimensiuni: 137 x 211 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0143118307
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: 8-page b/w photo insert on text stock; 1 b/w map; 1 b/w chart
Dimensiuni: 137 x 211 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Penguin Books
Notă biografică
Alan Sipress is economics editor at The Washington Post and a longtime foreign correspondent, based most recently in Southeast Asia. In 2005, a Post team he anchored was awarded the Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Writing for coverage of the South Asian tsunami. This is his first book. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and Sipress reminds readers that far worse could be brewing. "The Fatal Strain" is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.