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Spillover

Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
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Jan 23, 2024zalm rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent detail on zoonotic infections beginning Hendra and going from there. In the personable style of the science writer.
Jun 03, 20214piece rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is well worth reading. Technical in parts, yes, but the way it’s written makes the information very accessible - and fascinating to read. This book was written in 2012 and has much to say about the Next Big One (pandemic). And here…
Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 20, 2021PLPeggo rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
David Quammen has been reporting about infectious diseases for a long time. He gives us facts and shows us how interconnected the global infectious disease community is - investigators, lab workers, educators, doctors, nurses. He does…
Dec 21, 2020CICarlier rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent book and a must-read in these times of COVID-19 pandemic to understand not only how a virus can spill over to humans but also how researchers study and trace them. You will get a lot smarter!
Sep 15, 2020BraveNOTPerfect rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
“Make no mistake, they are connected, these disease outbreaks coming one after another. And they are not simply happening to us; they represent the unintended results of things we are doing. They reflect the convergence of two forms of…
Aug 31, 2020
Not rated - couldn't get past the first few pages. Undoubtedly there is a lot of valid information here, but it didn't grab my interest. There are too many good page turners out there for me to waste my time slogging through this one.
Aug 28, 2020djf070354 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow, really interesting and informative book about how viruses spread between animals and people. I didn't know that HIV has been tracked back in people to 1908 or the wide range of scientific disciplines that work together research each…
Jul 29, 2020andreabilyeu rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow. Read this in context of covid19. Just wow.
Apr 16, 2020jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The author is an excellent writer in explaining the science and origins of spillovers: pathogens from a species-host moves into another. On March 11, 2020, after more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths, the WHO declares…
Jan 12, 2018sarahcharlotte999 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent writing from a true adventurer. Difficult to read at times due to the gore and grue (the author doesn't want to scare me, but he wants to make me smart, at least smarter than the average gypsy moth). I don't think you should pick…
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Sep 04, 2014
NYPL Staff Pick From Ebola and SARS to Swine Flu and more, Quammen covers the emergence of viruses transmitted between animals and humans and how little we really know about these pathogens. This is science writing that reads like…
Sep 09, 2013cortin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
David Quammen specializes in adventure slash science and his books are always chock full of information but written in a thrilling enrapturing way. Loved this read.
Jun 03, 2013gunetty rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent, engrossing, compelling pop science read on infectious diseases - great read for the general public and even for physicians.
Apr 05, 2013writer13 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a wonderfully written book and an eye-opening read. Highly informative and exceedingly interesting; Quammen excels at taking very complex science and making it both accessible to the lay person and engaging reading. His…
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Jan 25, 2013m2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Best Nonfiction of 2012! Reads beautifullly. Facinating story of science trackign the wonder of the world of viruses. Great for book clubs or anyone interested in the future of homo sapiens.
Jan 22, 2013binational rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Ignore the cover. This is NOT a scaremongering book. Obviously the book publisher chose a blurred photo of a baboon and a subtitle intended to titillate and sensationalize. Thankfully, the author does no such thing. This is science writing…
Dec 22, 2012JLMason rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is on The Economist's top reads for 2012 and deservedly so. Although detailed and thorough, it is highly readable. The author's wry sense of humour offsets the truly horrifying descriptions of the effects of various zoonotic…
Dec 18, 2012
If you've been avoiding getting your flu shot, you do not want to read this book, in which science writer David Quammen describes some of the scariest diseases on earth -- including SARS, AIDS, and Ebola -- and discusses possible…
Nov 28, 2012HereHere rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a well-written book, and it is well-researched. Knowledge of biological sciences would help the reader appreciate some of the finer points.