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Literature Detail
| Title: | Spillover - Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic |
| Author: | Quammen David |
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| Category: | Weitere Bereiche - Veterinärmedizin / Tiergesundheit |
| ISBN: | 978-0-393-34661-9 |
| Place of publication: | New York |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Pages: | 587 |
| Signature: | Qua - Weitere Bereiche: Veterinärmedizin / Tiergesundheit |
| Content: | The next big human pandemic-the next disease cataclysm, perhaps on the scale of AIDS or the 1918 influenza-is likely to be caused by a new virus coming to humans from wildlife. Experts call such an event "spillover" and they warn us to brace ourselves. David Quammen has tracked this subject from the jungles of Central Africa, the rooftops of Bangladesh, and the caves of southern China to the laboratories where researchers work in space suits to study lethal viruses. He 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. Spillover reads like a mystery tale, full of mayhem and clues and questions. When the Next Big One arrives, what will it look like? From which innocent host animal will it emerge? Will we be ready? |
| Review: | Starred review. ...a frightening but critically important book for anyone interested in learning about the prospects of the world's next major pandemic. That [Quammen] hasn't won a nonfiction National Book Award or Pulitzer Prize is an embarrassment.--Dwight Garner David Quammen [is] one of that rare breed of science journalists who blend exploration with a talent for synthesis and storytelling.--Nathan Wolfe Starred review. A wonderful, eye-opening account of humans versus disease. |
| Key words: | Veterinary Medicine Animal Health Zoonotic Virus 1918 Influenza AIDS Spillover Central Africa Bangladesh Souther China Research Laboratories Ebola SARS Bird Flu Lyme Disease English Veterinärmedizin Tiergesundheit Zoonotisches Virus Grippe 1918 AIDS Überschwappen Zentralafrika Bangladesch Südchina Forschung Laboratorien Ebola SARS Vogelgrippe Borreliose Englisch |
| Language: | Deutsch / German |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Publisher: | Norton |
| Status: | Verfügbar |