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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

David Quammen
4.42/5 (12764 ratings)
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Ebola, SARS, Hendra, AIDS, and countless other deadly viruses all have one thing in common: the bugs that transmit these diseases all originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. In this gripping account, David Quammen takes the reader along on this astonishing quest to learn how, where from, and why these diseases emerge and asks the terrifying question: What might the next big one be?
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ISBN10:
0393346617
ISBN13:
9780393346619
kindle Asin:
B00856PC4K

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

David Quammen
4.42/5 (12764 ratings)
Read Download
Ebola, SARS, Hendra, AIDS, and countless other deadly viruses all have one thing in common: the bugs that transmit these diseases all originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. In this gripping account, David Quammen takes the reader along on this astonishing quest to learn how, where from, and why these diseases emerge and asks the terrifying question: What might the next big one be?
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Illustrated
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0393346617
ISBN13:
9780393346619
kindle Asin:
B00856PC4K

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