The Prion Paradigm

<p>Crazed crocodiles at the Great Barrier Reef have transmitted to humans an aggressive and deadly pathogen eerily resembling Mad Cow Disease unleashing terror and a desperate attempt to find a cure before an apocalyptic pandemic ensues. A mysterious government official coerces a team of four reluctant specialists strangers to each other to identify a lethal prion and determine if its source is natural or engineered.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr. John Ostler is a veterinary surgeon with expertise in Mad Cow Disease; Dr. Nelly Fleury a pathologist at Johns Hopkins (MD) works on rare infectious diseases; Dr. Alex King is a renowned neurologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital (NY); and Spencer Rose is a worldly special forces sergeant tasked with keeping the team on track and alive. Their perilous mission turns even deadlier when they realize at the outset that someone is hunting <em>them</em>. Under murky circumstances where no can be trusted the four specialists must rely on each other and forge a collaborative bond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this ingenious breakneck thriller the team's adventures span the globe-from Australia to Africa to the Galapagos Islands-as they race to restore a delicate balance in nature before madness triumphs over science.</p>