Outbreaks and epidemics [sound recording] : battling infection from measles to coronavirus
Senthilingam, Meera2020
Audiobooks
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. Senthilingam looks 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.
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Author:
Senthilingam, Meera, authorWhelan, Deirdra, narrator
Imprint:
Rearsby : Clipper Audiobooks, 2020.
Collation:
5 CDs (330 min.) : digital, stereo.
Series title:
Performers:
Narrated by Deirdra Whelan.
ISBN:
9781004012213 (CDs :)
Dewey class:
614.49
Language:
English
BRN:
2247949