The Fatal Strain
On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Ailments & Diseases, Contagious, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Alan Sipress | ISBN: | 9781101145517 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | November 12, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alan Sipress |
| ISBN: | 9781101145517 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | November 12, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and award- winning journalist Alan Sipress reminds us that far worse could be brewing. When a highly lethal strain of avian flu broke out in Asia in 2003 and raced westward, Sipress, as a reporter for The Washington Post, tracked the virus across nine countries, watching its secrets elude the world's brightest scientists and most intrepid disease hunters. A vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, The Fatal Strain is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.
In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and award- winning journalist Alan Sipress reminds us that far worse could be brewing. When a highly lethal strain of avian flu broke out in Asia in 2003 and raced westward, Sipress, as a reporter for The Washington Post, tracked the virus across nine countries, watching its secrets elude the world's brightest scientists and most intrepid disease hunters. A vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, The Fatal Strain is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.
