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Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks Around the World Audiobook
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An epidemic strikes the United States, plunging the country into chaos. New York Times medical reporter Denise Grady uses this terrifying scenario, taken from the pages of a U.S. government report on the potential outcome of a pandemic, as the starting point for a journey into the gripping world of emerging diseases. In search of a better understanding of these often deadly diseases, Grady heads to Angola, the site of the 2005 Marburg virus epidemic, a disease closely related to Ebola. On the ground, and sometimes frighteningly close to victims of the disease, Denise explores the realities of health care in the developing world, and its potential effects on our own welfare. With supplemental sidebars that explain key scientific and social issues and in-depth chapters on the origins and spread of Marburg, avian flu, HIV, SARS, West Nile virus, hantavirus, and monkeypox, this is a fascinating look at the health dangers we face in a global society.
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“Will leave readers profoundly affected by not only the dangers of these often unpredictable potential pandemics, but by the complex challenges facing medical professionals.”
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“Readable and riveting…A fast-paced, timely, and important book.”
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“Many teens will find this compelling reading…This is a useful and quite readable source of information on viral diseases that have made headlines.”
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“A wake-up call to the world that viral epidemics can occur anywhere.”
— VOYA
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About Denise Grady
Denise Grady was born in New York City and received a BS in biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an MA in English from the University of New Hampshire. She has written more than five hundred stories about medicine and biology for the New York Times, and has edited books on women’s health and alternative medicine. She is married, has two sons, and lives in Irvington, NY.
About Susan Bennett
Susan Bennett, Earphones Award-winning narrator, has enjoyed an extensive career as a vocal artist. She has worked with major agencies on such accounts as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, AT&T, Blue Cross, Goodyear, and Club Med. She also dabbles in the music industry as the singer and keyboardist for The Interactive! Band. Along with her guitarist husband, Rick Hinkle, she is the co-owner of Audiocam Music, a full-service recording studio.