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On the Front Lines Against Humankind¿s Gravest Dangers
出版PublicAffairs, 2020
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyBiography & Autobiography / Medical (incl. Patients)Medical / Infectious DiseasesPolitical Science / Public Policy / Science & Technology PolicySocial Science / Disease & Health Issues
ISBN15417686479781541768642
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=246XzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋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 -- Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus -- 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 is 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.