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Pathogens Versus the People. by Jeremy. Ahuja Farrar (anjana.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pathogens Versus the People. about?
The Coronavirus pandemic has devastated lives and livelihoods around the world - and continues to do so. These personal tragedies will, and must, be told and heard. There is, however, also a truthful and objective scientific narrative to be written about how the virus played out and how the world set about dealing with it. Spike is that story - from the inside. Its author, Jeremy Farrar, is one of the UK's leading scientists and a member of the SAGE emergency committee. As head of the Wellcome Trust, and an expert in emerging infectious diseases, Jeremy Farrar was one of the first people in the world to hear about a mysterious new respiratory disease in China - and to learn that it could readily spread between people. Farrar describes how it feels as one of the key scientists at the sharp end of a fast-moving situation, when complex decisions must be made quickly amid great uncertainty. His book casts light on the UK government's claims to be 'following the science' in its response to the virus, and is informed not just by Farrar's views but by interviews with other top scientists and political figures. Farrar, who has spent his career on the frontlines of epidemics including Nipah
Who reads Pathogens Versus the People.?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jeremy. Ahuja Farrar (anjana.)
- Publisher
- PROFILE BOOKS Limited
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781788169226
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Medicine
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (414 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14