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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Fluby Mike Davis
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A “brilliant” and “fascinating” investigation of the looming avian flu pandemicand how we arrived at the brink of a global health catastropheThe New York Times The virus known as H5N1 is now endemic among poultry and wild bird populations in East Asia. A flu strain of astonishing lethality, it has a talent for transforming itself to foil the human immune systemand kills two out of every three people it infects. The World Health Organization now warns that avian flu is on the verge of mutating into a super-contagious form that could travel at pandemic velocity, killing up to 100 million people within two years. In The Monster at Our Door, the first book to sound this alarm, our foremost urban and environmental critic reconstructs the scientific and political history of this viral apocalypse in the making, exposing the central roles played by burgeoning slums, the agribusiness and fast-food industries, and corrupt governments. Mike Davis tracks the avian flu crisis as the virus moves west and the world remains woefully unprepared to contain it. With drug companies unwilling to invest in essential vaccines, severe shortages persist, a scenario Davis compares to the sinking Titanic: there are virtually no lifesaving resources available to the poor, and precious few for the rich, too. Historian Mike Davis, "America's most incendiary urban critic," (London Review of Books) is the author of many books, including the bestselling City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a professor at the University of California at Irvine, Davis lives in San Diego. The virus known as H5N1 is now endemic among poultry and wild bird populations in East Asia. A flu strain of astonishing lethality, it has a talent for transforming itself to foil the human immune systemand kills two out of every three people it infects. The World Health Organization now warns that avian flu is on the verge of mutating into a super-contagious form that could travel at pandemic velocity, killing up to 100 million people within two years. In The Monster at Our Door, the first book to sound this alarm, our foremost urban and environmental critic reconstructs the scientific and political history of this viral apocalypse in the making, exposing the central roles played by burgeoning slums, the agribusiness and fast-food industries, and corrupt governments. Mike Davis tracks the avian flu crisis as the virus moves west and the world remains woefully unprepared to contain it. With drug companies unwilling to invest in essential vaccines, severe shortages persist, a scenario Davis compares to the sinking Titanic: there are virtually no lifesaving resources available to the poor, and precious few for the rich, too. "Engrossing . . . thoughtful and measured. The book's main strength . . . stems from the skill with which Davis has documented the many ways in which human greed, folly and political ambition threaten our ability to respond effectively to this latest emerging infectious disease."American Scientist "Engrossing . . . thoughtful and measured. The book's main strength . . . stems from the skill with which Davis has documented the many ways in which human greed, folly and political ambition threaten our ability to respond effectively to this latest emerging infectious disease."American Scientist "When Mike Davis wrote the final passages in this brilliant, concise jeremiad in late spring 2005, he was worried that the developed world would sleepwalk into a vast avian flu pandemic, failing to register the danger until it was too late. Davis can rest easy: we are now officially panicking."Matt Steinglass, The New York Times "Read this book, and after the inevitable nightmares, take a deep breath. Then start pestering your politicans, demanding they read it and do something, before pandemic influenza claims millions of lives."Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Coming Plague "Citing evidence drawn from over 300 periodicals, newspapers, books, and government reports, this important work reminds us that the politics of food safety is a global issue. Recommended."Irwin Weintraub, Library Journal Synopsis:In this first book to sound the alarm on a possible pandemic, Davis tracks the avian flu crisis as the virus moves west and the world remains woefully unprepared to contain it.
Synopsis:A "brilliant" and "fascinating" investigation of the looming avian flu pandemic--and how we arrived at the brink of a global health catastrophe--The New York Times The virus known as H5N1 is now endemic among poultry and wild bird populations in East Asia. A flu strain of astonishing lethality, it has a talent for transforming itself to foil the human immune system--and kills two out of every three people it infects. The World Health Organization now warns that avian flu is on the verge of mutating into a super-contagious form that could travel at pandemic velocity, killing up to 100 million people within two years. In The Monster at Our Door, the first book to sound this alarm, our foremost urban and environmental critic reconstructs the scientific and political history of this viral apocalypse in the making, exposing the central roles played by burgeoning slums, the agribusiness and fast-food industries, and corrupt governments. Mike Davis tracks the avian flu crisis as the virus moves west and the world remains woefully unprepared to contain it. With drug companies unwilling to invest in essential vaccines, severe shortages persist, a scenario Davis compares to the sinking Titanic: there are virtually no lifesaving resources available to the poor, and precious few for the rich, too. About the AuthorHistorian Mike Davis, "America's most incendiary urban critic,"--London Review of Books is the author of many books, including the bestselling City of Quartz and Ecology of Fear. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a professor at the University of California at Irvine, Davis lives in San Diego. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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