Fatal Jump - Tracking the Origins of Pandemics

"This book invites the reader to explore the chains of improbable events that can mold a long unknown pathogen into an agent of distress and tragedy for humanity"--

About the author

Leslie Reperant is a doctor of veterinary medicine and earned a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton University. She has published her research on emerging infectious diseases in leading scientific journals, including The Lancet and Science.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Reperant
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781421446363
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-4636-3
• No. of pages: 520
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, Evolution, MEDICAL / Public Health, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, The environment, environmental science, engineering & technology, Biology, life sciences, Conservation of the environment, Public health & preventive medicine, Science / Environmental Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Coping with illness and specific health conditions