The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance

Author: Garrett, Laurie

Brand: Garrett, Laurie

Edition: Reprint

Number Of Pages: 768

Details: The definitive account of epidemics in our time, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning public heath expert Laurie Garrett. A New York Times notable book Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world have fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases—HIV, Lassa, Ebola, and others. Laurie Garrett takes you on a fifty-year journey through the world's battles with microbes and examines the worldwide conditions that have culminated in recurrent outbreaks of newly discovered diseases, epidemics of diseases migrating to new areas, and mutated old diseases that are no longer curable. She argues that it is not too late to take action to prevent the further onslaught of viruses and microbes, and offers possible solutions for a healthier future.

EAN: 9780140250916

Release Date: 01-10-1995

Languages: English

Item Note: Book is in good condition! The cover has wear that includes a ding in the lower front corner and some light scratches. A few pages have creases in upper corners, but look good otherwise.

Item Condition: UsedGood

Binding: Paperback

PartNumber: 9780140250916