Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus
Author | : Robert S. Desowitz |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393325466 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393325461 |
Rating | : 4/5 (461 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus by : Robert S. Desowitz
Download or read book Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus written by Robert S. Desowitz and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has been confident that biomedical science would protect it from devastating plagues. The wake-up call sounded at the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic, West Nile virus, malaria and African sleeping sickness. Desowitz traces the histories of these diseases and the issues people must confront about them.