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The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

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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 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's 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.

Language: English

Format: Audible Audio

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Release: January 17, 2017

ISBN: 1610395913

The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

3.9/5 ( ratings)

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 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's 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.

Language: English

Format: Audible Audio

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Release: January 17, 2017

ISBN: 1610395913

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