The Coming Plague Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
The Coming Plague Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by Laurie Garrett, published by Penguin Books in 1995, is a comprehensive examination of the factors contributing to the emergence of new diseases. This reprint edition spans 750 pages and is presented in English. Garrett explores how unpurified drinking water, improper antibiotic use, local warfare, and massive refugee migrations have created conditions conducive to the spread of viruses and diseases such as HIV, Lassa, and Ebola.
Readers will find a detailed analysis of the last fifty years of global health challenges, focusing on the interplay between social and environmental changes and the rise of infectious diseases. The book discusses the recurrent outbreaks of newly discovered illnesses, the migration of diseases to new regions, and the mutations of previously treatable conditions. Garrett emphasizes the urgency of addressing these issues and presents potential solutions aimed at fostering a healthier future.
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Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world have fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases – HIV, Lassa, Ebola, and others. Laurie Garrett takes you on a fifty-year journey through the world’s battles with microbes and examines the worldwide conditions that have culminated in recurrent outbreaks of newly discovered diseases, epidemics of diseases migrating to new areas, and mutated old diseases that are no longer curable. She argues that it is not too late to take action to prevent the further onslaught of viruses and microbes, and offers possible solutions for a healthier future.
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