The Viral Storm

Nathan Wolfe is the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University and Director of Global Viral Forecasting, a pandemic early warning system which monitors the spillover of novel infectious agents from animals into humans. Wolfe has been published in or profiled by Nature, Science, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Economist, Wired, Discover, Scientific American, NPR, Popular Science, Seed, and Forbes. Wolfe was the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship in 1997 and was awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) International Research Scientist Development Award in 1999 and the prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award in 2005.

出版者:Times Books

作者:Nathan Wolfe

页数:320

出版时间:2011-10-11

价格:GBP 16.25

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780805091946

图书标签:科普公共卫生病毒流行病学医学传染病预测英文原版美国

Dynamic young Stanford biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the surprising origins of the world's most deadly viruses, and how we can overcome catastrophic pandemics.

In The Viral Storm, award-winning biologist Nathan Wolfe tells the story of how viruses and human beings have evolved side by side through history; how deadly viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu almost wiped us out in the past; and why modern life has made our species vulnerable to the threat of a global pandemic.

Wolfe's research missions to the jungles of Africa and the rain forests of Borneo have earned him the nickname "the Indiana Jones of virus hunters," and here Wolfe takes readers along on his groundbreaking and often dangerous research trips—to reveal the surprising origins of the most deadly diseases and to explain the role that viruses have played in human evolution.

In a world where each new outbreak seems worse than the one before, Wolfe points the way forward, as new technologies are brought to bear in the most remote areas of the world to neutralize these viruses and even harness their power for the good of humanity. His provocative vision of the future will change the way we think about viruses, and perhaps remove a potential threat to humanity's survival.

读后感

这是我看的第三本有关病毒的书(前两本是《血疫》和《病毒星球》)。相比于《病毒星球》，这本书更厚重深入一些。 作者从人类社会历史发展的宏观角度，分析了人类成为流行病易感群体的渐变过程，并提出了未来如何控制流行性疾病的思路。 作者内森·沃尔夫，本科毕业于斯坦福大学...  

这是我看的第三本有关病毒的书(前两本是《血疫》和《病毒星球》)。相比于《病毒星球》，这本书更厚重深入一些。 作者从人类社会历史发展的宏观角度，分析了人类成为流行病易感群体的渐变过程，并提出了未来如何控制流行性疾病的思路。 作者内森·沃尔夫，本科毕业于斯坦福大学...  

用户评价

This is a terrific book introducing the basic concept of virus and pandemic. The last part of this book explains the work being done in order to prevent pandemics; sadly some couldn’t be applied on this land.

This is a terrific book introducing the basic concept of virus and pandemic. The last part of this book explains the work being done in order to prevent pandemics; sadly some couldn’t be applied on this land.

在Kindle上读了前面的一点，感觉写得不错，Amazon上有一个评论说是The first 35 pages are worth the price of the book

在Kindle上读了前面的一点，感觉写得不错，Amazon上有一个评论说是The first 35 pages are worth the price of the book

这本书作为必修吧