Deadliest enemy: our war against killer germs

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 : Black swans and red alerts
Chapter 2 : Annals of public health
Chapter 3 : White coats and worn shoes
Chapter 4 : The threat matrix
Chapter 5 : The natural history of germs
Chapter 6 : The new world order
Chapter 7 : Means of transmission: bats, bugs, lungs, and penises
Chapter 8 : Vaccines: the sharpest arrow in our quiver
Chapter 9 : Malaria, AIDS, and TB: lest we forget
Chapter 10 : Gain of function and dual use: the Frankenstein scenario
Chapter 11 : Bioterror: opening Pandora's box
Chapter 12 : Ebola: out of Africa
Chapter 13 : SARS and MERS: harbingers of things to come
Chapter 14 : Mosquitoes: public health enemy number one
Chapter 15 : Zika: expecting the unexpected
Chapter 16 : Antimicrobials: the tragedy of the commons
Chapter 17 : Fighting the resistance
Chapter 18 : Influenza: the king of infectious diseases
Chapter 19 : Pandemic: from unspeakable to inevitable
Chapter 20 : Taking influenza off the table
Chapter 21 : Battle plan for survival
Acknowledgments
Index

Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction is concentrated in a limited area for days, and illnesses, which have devastating effects but are limited to individuals and their families, infectious disease has the terrifying power to disrupt everyday life on a global scale, overwhelming public, and private resources and bringing trade and transportation to a grinding halt.
In today’s world, it’s easier than ever to move people, animals, and materials around the planet, but the same advances that make modern infrastructure so efficient have made epidemics and even pandemics nearly inevitable. And as outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola, MERS, and Zika have demonstrated, we are woefully underprepared to deal with the fallout. So what can — and must — we do to protect ourselves from mankind’s deadliest enemy?
Drawing on the latest medical science, case studies, policy research, and hard-earned epidemiological lessons, Deadliest Enemy explores the resources and programs we need to develop if we are to keep ourselves safe from infectious disease. The authors show how we could wake up to a reality in which many antibiotics no longer cure, bioterror is a certainty, and the threat of disastrous influenza or coronavirus pandemic looms ever larger. Only by understanding the challenges we face can we prevent the unthinkable from becoming inevitable.
Deadliest Enemy is a high scientific drama, a chronicle of medical mystery and discovery, a reality check, and a practical plan of action.

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