The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance Audiobook

" The text book of infectious diseases. Responsible for a lifelong interest in epidemiology. Thank you Beloit College Professor Fass!! "

" Great book on diseases. Each chapter is organized around a specific desease or historic outbreak, so linear reading isnt required. It's a great book on bacti and the viruses and especially the vectors that introduce them to human populations. Its definitely an eye-opener. "

" Because for those who know me well ... They know my fantasy job is to be an epidemiologist for the CDC! "

" A great book for followers of pre-socialist public health adventures in disease hunting and lovers of microbiology. "

" a huge book that can seem overwhelming, and well it is a bit dry, it is super informative and interesting "

" It all depends what you are looking for. This book is mostly fiction, part detective novel, and part really scary (because it's true). It has lots of facts about CDC and WHO investigations and gets bogged down with some of that too. If you get grossed out by blood or illness, than this book is not for you. Overall it is a really interesting book. "

" One of the best books I've ever read (multiple times). "

" I typed a long review of this and then it didn't save. I don't feel like writing another but in a nutshell this is a fascinating look at the spread of infectious diseases and the poor policy decisions that have abetted their spread. Because the book is a decade and a half old I felt like I was missing out on any newer part of the story, but that's no fault of the author's. Good stuff, wish my longer review saved. "

" Certainly some controversial stuff, but she does a great job of describing the nature of so many diseases, usually with an emphasis on how they change over time. "

" I'm a sucker for epidemiology :) Well written and researched although I think I preferred Hot Zone. "

" Read this several years ago but need to read it again! "

" There are a lot of small stories. Some are interesting, some are confusing. "

" An excellent companion to Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone" - scary! "

" Scary, scary, scary............. "

" This is one of the most terrifying books I ever read. While it's now 13 years out of date, there's enough medical and viral mayhem to horrify anyone who was fascinated by the Hot Zone or The Great Influenza. "

" While this book was interesting to read, it was written as a contemporary analysis of the state of preparedness of the US and the world in the face of emerging diseases. However, it was written in 1994-5 therefore it is out-of-date today and may or may not still be a valid analysis. "

" Loved it-- learned a ton-- slightly sensationalized. "

" Many great chapters, but the one on the origins of AIDS is a great summary of that disease's history. "

" Written by a UCSC graduate, this book covers all of the many ways are actions contribute to the spread of disease vectors. Fascinating, scary and informative. "

" An incredible piece of reportage that goes very quickly despite its length. Terrifying in places (mostly for future implications), it's actually a history of combating infectious disease in the second half of the 20th century, along with chronicling the breakdown of the public health system. "

" Not an easy read but very interesting. I read this when it first came out so I don't know if it has been updated. "

" Kind of scary because its all true. Love it. "

" Everyone in the medical field should read this! "

" Great book for all of the science nerds out there! Don't read this if you are easily freaked out. "

" nothing better than a newly emerging disease! each chapter covers a different threat - from ebola to hiv to toxic shock syndrome. "

" It's so scary because it's all true! "

" Another book about human suffering and diseases. A little too scientific for me, but still pretty interesting stuff. It's a bit dated and makes a lot of predictions about the number of people world-wide infected with different viruses. I do wonder if these predictions were met. "

" This was a good book but it terrified me so much that I couldn't sleep for weeks. Don't read this if you even have a hint of having hypochondriac tendencies!!! i read it for a bio class in college... otherwise I wouldn't have gone near it! "

" It's scary. For reals. But then it's so much of the same thing you kinda get desensitized to it. MRSA, no big woop. "

" Informative book about emerging diseases and what the CDC and WHO and other organizations are doing to prevent the spread and treat people. Medically, very interesting. "

" One of the best books I've ever read (multiple times). "

" Loved this book. Makes you really think about the global world we live in and how mankind can never really cnquer nature. Amazing people are doing amazing things to protect us all from viruses and plagues that are still yet to be identified. "

" I only read a few chapters in this book, but I do recommend it for anyone interested in immunology or pathology. The Coming Plague definitely provides useful information about emerging diseases "