Deadly Invaders, Denise Grady
Deadly Invaders, Denise Grady
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Deadly Invaders
Virus Outbreaks Around the World, from Marburn Fever to Avian Flu

Author: Denise Grady

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 3 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/19/2013


Synopsis

An epidemic strikes the United States, plunging the country into chaos. New York Times medical reporter Denise Grady uses this terrifying scenario, taken from the pages of a U.S. government report on the potential outcome of a pandemic, as the starting point for a journey into the gripping world of emerging diseases. In search of a better understanding of these often deadly diseases, Grady heads to Angola, the site of the 2005 Marburg virus epidemic, a disease closely related to Ebola. On the ground, and sometimes frighteningly close to victims of the disease, Denise explores the realities of health care in the developing world, and its potential effects on our own welfare. With supplemental sidebars that explain key scientific and social issues and in-depth chapters on the origins and spread of Marburg, avian flu, HIV, SARS, West Nile virus, hantavirus, and monkeypox, this is a fascinating look at the health dangers we face in a global society.

Reviews

Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com When I received my copy of DEADLY INVADERS, I had every intention of focusing on two of the diseases I was most familiar with--Avian (Bird) Flu and West Nile Disease. I had never actually heard of Marburg Fever, but quickly realized that a large portion of the book......more

Deadly Invaders By Denise Grady Reviewed by Sahil Did you know that there are thousands of viruses that can attack any of you, at any time? I know you guys would think that a book about diseases and viruses would be boring, but this author makes you want to flip the pages and continue reading. This thri......more

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Goodreads review by Melissa

I got this for one of my students and got sucked into reading it before handing it off. It was rather interesting.......more