Pandemics
what everyone needs to know®
$28.47
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2013
Summary
Understanding Pandemics: A Concise Guide
Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty offers a level-headed guide to all aspects of pandemics—what they are, how they spread, and what we can do to prevent them.
Pandemics. The word conjures up images of horrific diseases sweeping the globe and killing everyone in their path. But such highly lethal illnesses almost never create pandemics. The reality is deadly serious but far more subtle.
In Pandemics, Peter Doherty, who won t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199898121 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 019989812X |
| Author: | Peter C. Doherty |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2013 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 138mm x 212mm x 18mm |
| Series: | What Everyone Needs To Know® |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A gem of a book… Relevant biological, epidemiological and political concepts are explained and scientific cant illuminated in Q and A diversions.These include a most clear and pertinent précis of what immunity means, which is no mean feat. At the same time Doherty is not above asking (and then answering) earthier questions such as: ‘What is snot?’” - Adam Jenney, COSMOS Magazine
About The Author
Peter C. Doherty
Peter C. Doherty is Chairman of the Department of Immunology at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and a Laureate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of The Beginner’s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize: Advice for Young Scientists.
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