Epidemic - Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak

Informationen zum Autor By Reid Wilson Klappentext A global health catastrophe narrowly averted. A world unprepared for another outbreak. From the poorest villages of rural West Africa to the Oval Office itself, this book tells the story of a deadly virus that spun wildly out of control-and reveals the truth about how close the world came to a catastrophic global pandemic. It is a story that serves as a cautionary tale for the COVID-19 epidemic currently spreading throughout the world. Zusammenfassung From the poorest villages of rural West Africa to the Oval Office, this book tells the story of a deadly virus that spun wildly out of control - and reveals the truth about how close the world came to a catastrophic global pandemic. It is a story that serves as a cautionary tale for the COVID-19 epidemic currently spreading throughout the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis " Contents: Cast of Characters Preface Introduction 1. Emile 2. A Mysterious Killer 3. Into the Fight 4. A Turning Point 5. Roaring Back 6. Death of a Hero 7. Lagos 8. The Samaritans 9. A Call for Help 10. 70-30 11. Darkest Days 12. Deployment 13. Dallas 14. The Ebola Czar 15. Panic and Quarantine 16. The Obama Phones 17. The Burial Teams 18. A Waning Tide 19. Medicine without Borders 20. The Next Outbreak Acknowledgments Notes Index "

Product details

• Authors: Reid Wilson, Wilson Reid
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.2020
• EAN: 9780815738671
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-3867-1
• No. of pages: 323
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Epidemiology & medical statistics, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Infectious & contagious diseases, Infectious and contagious diseases, Epidemiology and Medical statistics