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Zika: The Emerging Epidemic
Jr. Donald G. McNeil
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Description for Zika: The Emerging Epidemic
Paperback. A gripping narrative about the Zika virus outbreak from The New York Times science reporter covering the epidemic. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Until recently, Zika virus - once considered a mild disease - was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August 2015, doctors in Brazil's northeast region began to notice a trend: many mothers who had recently experienced Zika symptoms were giving birth to babies with microcephaly, a serious disorder characterised by unusually small heads and brain damage. By the beginning of 2016, Zika was making headlines as evidence mounted and eventually confirmed that mircocephaly is a direct result of the virus which can be contracted through mosquito bites or sexually transmitted. As reported cases inch northward, the ... Read more
Until recently, Zika virus - once considered a mild disease - was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August 2015, doctors in Brazil's northeast region began to notice a trend: many mothers who had recently experienced Zika symptoms were giving birth to babies with microcephaly, a serious disorder characterised by unusually small heads and brain damage. By the beginning of 2016, Zika was making headlines as evidence mounted and eventually confirmed that mircocephaly is a direct result of the virus which can be contracted through mosquito bites or sexually transmitted. As reported cases inch northward, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
202g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393353969
SKU
V9780393353969
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99-12
About Jr. Donald G. McNeil
Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a science reporter covering plagues and pestilences for The New York Times, where he began work as a copy boy in 1976. He is a former Africa correspondent and has reported from fifty-five countries.
Reviews for Zika: The Emerging Epidemic
... I find much to applaud in Mr. McNeil's Zika... In a no-nonsense, declarative writing style, Mr. McNeil tells the history of humanity's relationship with the Zika virus... [He] ends with simple words: Stay alert. And empathetic . That's not a bad summary of how all of us - public health experts, politicians, ordinary citizens - should respond to ... Read more