Outbreaks and Pandemics

<p><b>A NEW EYE-OPENING ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF MEERA SENTHILINGAM'S TIMELY GUIDE</b><br><br><b>For decades scientists have been warning of a global pandemic, and the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has realised their worst fears.</b><br><br>Covid-19 and monkeypox make <i>Outbreaks & Pandemics</i> an essential guide to the future. It narrates a disquieting journey through the history, science, and politics of humankind's ongoing war against contagion; investigates modern responses; and assesses the chances of eradicating disease in the future. it also reveals how globalisation, mobile populations, climate change, vaccine hesitancy, and drug-resistant pathogens have combined to create the perfect conditions for pandemics to spread.<br><br>This updated and illustrated edition is essential reading, combining extensive research with illuminating photographs and infographics to chart the pattern of outbreaks and reveal the microscopic world at their heart.</p>