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"Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat--SARS, Zika, Covid 19--seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan. In his long career as a public health first responder--protected by a thin mask from infected patients, napping under nets to keep out scorpions, making life-and-death decisions on limited, suspect information--Khan has found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks are often caused by people. We make mistakes, politicize emergencies, and, too often, fail to imagine the consequences of our actions. The Next Pandemic is a firsthand account of disasters like anthrax, bird flu, and others--and--what it takes to control them. It is both a gripping story of our brushes with fate and a powerful warning. We can prepare for the next deadly outbreak, or we can let it overrun us. The choice is ours to make"--Page 4 of cover

Author

Ali S. Khan, William Patrick, Ali Khan

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781541768642

Rating

3.92 / 5 (204 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14