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Invisible Enemies, Revised Edition: Stories of Infectious Disease
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.909
EAN: 9780374336073
Edition: Revised and Updated
ISBN: 0374336075
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: April 12, 2005
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: March 24, 2005
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Editorial Review:
Updated to include the most recent breakthroughsFirst published in 1998, here are the surprisingly fascinating stories of seven diseases that changed the course of human history - updated to reflect new medical and social developments such as:
- the ravages of AIDS in Africa, Asia, and other locations - the bioterror threat posed by smallpox eradication
- a primitive yet effective new measure for fighting cholera in India
- an important new drug to treat malaria
- and moreIllustrated with over fifty reproductions of photographs, newspaper cartoons, public health posters, and the like, Invisible Enemies is an intense and intriguing mix of history, biography, and biology.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - a minor masterpiece
The other reviewers pretty much said it all. Compelling and entertaining. It's as well written as a good detective novel. What is especially interesting is how there could be anyone who would resist the idea of rats, mosquitos or contaminated drinking water having something to do with the spread of disease. How on God's Green Earth did humanity survive, with the population being 99% imbeciles?
Rating: - Getting it Right
The author writes well and with grace. The topic of infectious disease is easily misinterpreted by terms such as "the deadly_________" that pervades the cheap popular press, but none of that here. She also writes with accuracy from having read the relevant literature. I do not think this a children's book but rather a chatty and intelligent exploration of the plagues of our times. I would place on the level of Hans Zinsser, Macfarlane Burnet but without the inevitable academic claptrap. Whether ... Read More
Rating: - Just a Start to What You'll Want to Know About Diseases
Some people say that a book has "more than you'll ever want to know" about such and such a thing. Realistically, though, a single volume cannot contain all information on a subject. This book, Invisible Enemies, is not more than you'll ever want to know... it's a start to a whole new search for knowledge.
After I read this, I thought I should become an epidemiologist.
Though it was classified under the children's section at my local library, I was intrigued by both the cover, the description, ... Read More
Rating: - Awesome
I picked up this book looking at the cover trying to figure out his picture. I then looked at the titleee and it clicked. I read this for school and it wasn't hard to finish it because it amazed me with what everything really was. Usually I read fiction books that have diseases or disorders in them. I figured that there should be some explaination for me. It wasnt hard to follow. Also everything was explained very well. I didn't have any real background other than the fictions books that you really couldn't ... Read More
Rating: - A great book
Invisible Enemies is a book that will educate you about 7 diseases that helped shaped history, will make you respect the power of the tiny organisms we live with, and will not let you forget the most important part of any epidemic - the people. As a graduate student in the sciences, I was satisfied with the details about the diseases and fascinated by the details about the people.
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