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Richard Preston’s nonfiction account investigates the biology, history, and global impact of African hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola and Marburg, weaving scientific analysis with the stories of outbreaks and laboratory research.

A gripping, nonfiction exposé of America's bioterror defense, from the anthrax attacks to the hunt for a smallpox cure and the race against rogue states.

Offers an examination of epidemic diseases within a historical context. This volume presents the science of plagues in an understandable and accessible manner, describing the nature and evolution of diseases and conveying their significance in shaping Western culture and civilization. Chapters present individual, independent plague stories complemented by relevant and historical illustrations. Contemporary and emerging diseases are comprehensively detailed.

Despite advances in health care, infectious microbes continue to be a formidable adversary to scientists and doctors. Vaccines and antibiotics, the mainstays of modern medicine, have not been able to conquer infectious microbes because of their amazing ability to adapt, evolve, and spread to new places. Terrorism aside, one of the greatest dangers from infectious disease we face today is from a massive outbreak of drug-resistant microbes. Deadly Outbreaks recounts the scientific adventures of a special group of intrepid individuals who investigate these outbreaks around the world and figure out how to stop them. Part homicide detective, part physician, these medical investigators must view the problem from every angle, exhausting every possible source of contamination. Any data gathered in the field must be stripped of human sorrows and carefully analyzed into hard statistics. -- Jacket.