Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Outbreaks and Epidemics: Battling infection from measles to coronavirus

18 Anmeldelser

4.3

Længde
5T 32M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

For centuries mankind has waged war against the infections that, left untreated, would have the power to wipe out communities, or even entire populations. Yet for all our advanced scientific knowledge, only one human disease – smallpox – has ever been eradicated globally.

In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola and Zika have provided vivid examples of how difficult it is to contain an infection once it strikes, and the panic that a rapidly spreading epidemic can ignite.

But while we chase the diseases we are already aware of, new ones are constantly emerging, like the coronavirus that spread across the world in 2020. At the same time, antimicrobial resistance is harnessing infections that we once knew how to control, enabling them to thrive once more.

Meera Senthilingam presents a timely look at humanity’s ongoing battle against infection, examining the successes and failures of the past, along with how we are confronting the challenges of today, and our chances of eradicating disease in the future.

© 2020 W. F. Howes Ltd (Lydbog): 9781004007516

Release date

Lydbog: 30. april 2020

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Vaccinated: From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines Paul A. Offit
  2. Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity Theodore M. Porter
  3. The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease Charles Kenny
  4. Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens Muhammad H. Zaman
  5. The Wolf Within: The Astonishing Evolution of the Wolf into Man’s Best Friend Professor Bryan Sykes
  6. Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to Covid 19 Heather E. Quinlan
  7. Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It John Abramson
  8. Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria Robert E. Bartholomew
  9. Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic Scott Gottlieb
  10. Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information Paul A. Offit, MD
  11. Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body Armand Marie Leroi
  12. What Really Happened In Wuhan Sharri Markson
  13. Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19: What Pandemics Teach Us About Parenting, Work, Life, and Communities from the 1700s to Today Kari Nixon
  14. Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery Richard Hollingham
  15. Duel Without End: Mankind’s Battle with Microbes Stig S. Frøland
  16. Viruses, Plagues, and History: Past, Present, and Future Michael B. A. Oldstone
  17. A Planet of Viruses Carl Zimmer
  18. Opium: A History Martin Booth
  19. Electrified Sheep: Bizarre experiments from the bestselling author of Elephants on Acid Alex Boese
  20. Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 Matt Ridley
  21. Exposure Robert Bilott
  22. Bitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs Muhammad H. Zaman
  23. Epidemics: Hate and Compassion from the Plague of Athens to AIDS Samuel Kline Cohn, Jr.
  24. How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made Philip Ball
  25. Epidemic: Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak Reid Wilson
  26. Enviromedics: The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health Paul Auerbach, MD
  27. No Shadow of a Doubt: The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity Daniel Kennefick
  28. Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space Kevin Hand
  29. Homo Mysterious: Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature David P. Barash
  30. Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them John S. Tregoning
  31. Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color Kai Kupferschmidt
  32. Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change Ashley Dawson
  33. Extremism J.M. Berger
  34. Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don’t) Alex Bezzerides
  35. Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America Gerald Posner
  36. Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking Rachel Love Nuwer
  37. Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse David W. Orr
  38. Why Trust Science? Naomi Oreskes
  39. Troll Hunting Ginger Gorman
  40. On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It David Livingstone Smith
  41. The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another Ainissa Ramirez
  42. The Decadent Society Ross Douthat
  43. Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science John Brockman
  44. Do No Harm Harry Wiland
  45. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters Andrew H. Knoll
  46. The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience Lee McIntyre

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet