Outbreaks and Epidemics

A journey through the history and science of epidemics and pandemics - from measles to coronavirus.

The latest title in Icon''s Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of science and technology.

'The topical Outbreaks and Epidemics is crammed with information on the history and context of diseases we think we know about. It explains how effective track and trace, combined with a thorough vaccination programme, was crucial in the eradication of smallpox, and why climate crisis and drug resistance make future pandemics more likely. It even manages a last-minute update about Covid-19. (We could have been a lot more ready if we'd really wanted to be.)'

Auteur
Meera Senthilingam is a journalist, editor, and public health consultant specialising in global health and infectious disease. She obtained a BSc in Biology from the University of Nottingham and Masters degrees in Science Communication at Imperial College London, and in the Control of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Meera is a health editor for CNN, and has worked with the BBC and with global health programmes as well as research institutions including the LSHTM and the Wellcome Trust.

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A journey through the history and science of epidemics and pandemics, from AIDS to Zika. Part of Icon's "Hot Science" series.

Résumé
A journey through the history and science of epidemics and pandemics from measles to coronavirus.