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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Understanding an epidemic is like solving a puzzle or doing detective work.
Chapter 3: The roots of an epidemic can be complex and unexpected.
Chapter 4: An infectious disease pandemic is humanity’s most likely major threat.
Chapter 5: The modern world is uniquely vulnerable to a new pandemic.
Chapter 6: New biomedical technologies might trigger the next horrific pandemic.
Chapter 7: A new global pandemic could explode from anywhere at any time.
Chapter 8: Mosquito-borne diseases are a serious and growing public health threat.
Chapter 9: Antibiotic-resistant microbes are a growing problem we must not ignore.
Chapter 10: Influenza poses the sharpest danger of a truly global pandemic.
Chapter 11: Strong collective action can hold off waves of deadly pandemics.
Description
Deadliest Enemy (2017) is a sobering warning about the serious threat that infectious diseases pose to modern life. Using examples like Ebola, SARS, and Zika, this arresting primer on epidemiology spells out how diseases emerge, spread, and become pandemics.
Who Should Listen
- Germaphobes looking to confirm their biggest fears
- Policymakers with an eye on public health
- Anyone concerned about the latest global pandemic