Book
Deadliest enemy : our war against killer germs / Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH and Mark Olshaker.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316343692
- ISBN: 9780316343695
- ISBN: 9780316343695
- ISBN: 0316343692
- Physical Description: viii, 341 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Black swans and red alerts -- Annals of public health -- White coats and worn shoes -- The threat matrix -- The natural history of germs -- The new world order -- Means of transmission: bats, bugs, lungs, and penises -- Vaccines: the sharpest arrow in our quiver -- Malaria, AIDS, and TB: lest we forget -- Gain of function and dual use: the Frankenstein scenario -- Bioterror: opening Pandora's box -- Ebola: out of Africa -- SARS and MERS: harbingers of things to come -- Mosquitoes: public health enemy number one -- Zika: expecting the unexpected -- Antimicrobials: the tragedy of the commons -- Fighting the resistance -- Influenza: the king of infectious diseases -- Pandemic: from unspeakable to inevitable -- Taking influenza off the table -- Battle plan for survival. Black swans and red alerts -- Annals of public health -- White coats and worn shoes -- The threat matrix -- The natural history of germs -- The new world order -- Means of transmission: bats, bugs, lungs, and penises -- Vaccines: the sharpest arrow in our quiver -- Malaria, AIDS, and TB: lest we forget -- Gain of function and dual use: the Frankenstein scenario -- Bioterror: opening Pandora's box -- Ebola: out of Africa -- SARS and MERS: harbingers of things to come -- Mosquitoes: public health enemy number one -- Zika: expecting the unexpected -- Antimicrobials: the tragedy of the commons -- Fighting the resistance -- Influenza: the king of infectious diseases -- Pandemic: from unspeakable to inevitable -- Taking influenza off the table -- Battle plan for survival. |
| Summary, etc.: | Infectious disease has the terrifying power to disrupt everyday life on a global scale, overwhelming public and private resources and bringing trade and transportation to a halt. In today's world, it's easier than ever to move people, animals, and materials around the planet, but the same advances that make modern infrastructure so efficient have made epidemics and even pandemics nearly inevitable. So what can -- and must -- we do in order to protect ourselves? Drawing on the latest medical science, case studies, and policy research, Deadliest enemy explores the resources and programs we need to develop if we are to keep ourselves safe from infectious disease. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Epidemics > Prevention. Communicable diseases > Prevention. Vaccines. AIDS (Disease) > Prevention. Zika virus > Prevention. SARS (Disease) > Prevention. |
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- 11 of 11 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Bethel Public Library | 614.4 OSTERHOLM (Text) | 34030137423742 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | 614.4 OSTERHOLM (Text) | 34000147916068 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Deep River Public Library | 614.4 Oste (Text) | 36039001191481 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Derby Neck Library | DISEASE OST (Text) | 34046147299211 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Derby Public Library | 614.4 OST (Text) | 34047144282143 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | 614.4 OSTERHOLM (Text) | 34026138377762 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| New Milford Public Library | 614.4 OST (Text) | 34021137081127 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ridgefield Library | 614.4 OST (Text) | 34010138622187 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | 614.4 OST (Text) | 34005127243177 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Southbury Public Library | 614.4 OSTERHOLM (Text) | 34019140242652 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
