The Coming Plague
Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
by Laurie Garrett
Recommended by Jonathan Eisen and Steve Keen
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Best Science Books, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world have fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases?HIV, Lassa, Ebola, and others. Laurie Garrett takes you on a fiftyyear journey through the world's battles w...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Best Science Books, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
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Jonathan Eisen
“@ItzSmiT @Laurie_Garrett Nothing much, apart from write an impeccably researched book 26 years ago on precisely what we're experiencing right now | Some of my favorite books about Infectious Disease”
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