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The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age [Kindle Edition]

Nathan D. Wolfe
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The world's most prominent virus hunter ... Nathan Wolfe's life conforms more to the pattern of a nineteenth-century explorer than to that of a twenty-first-century biologist (New Yorker )

What sets Wolfe apart is his swashbuckling style - he chooses to do most of his work in the field - combined with a flair for communication and negotiation (Nature )

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The world's most prominent virus hunter ... Nathan Wolfe's life conforms more to the pattern of a nineteenth-century explorer than to that of a twenty-first-century biologist New Yorker What sets Wolfe apart is his swashbuckling style - he chooses to do most of his work in the field - combined with a flair for communication and negotiation Nature

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5.0 out of 5 stars Caught in the storm 7 May 2013
By megana
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5 stars because its gripping- and real!
Liked the adventure
Recommend to all who like a real medical adventure !
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellently informative 18 April 2013
By Mr. R. G. A. Thomas VINE™ VOICE
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Absolutely chock full of new information. A page turner ... from the start it builds and keeps you going to find out the ultimate truth, the really important information about viruses and humans .... but in the end .... peters out.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting aspects 11 Mar 2013
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book describes why and how pandemics can evolve and spread among animal and human populations.
It is easy to read and one doesn't need a large background to follow the author.
Unfortunately, I found some comments quite contradicting, e.g. the author talks about the threads of viruses intermingling in human bodies to create new, more dangerous variants, but seems to be quite happy about the use of "modified", "harmless" viruses in medicine. So only three stars.
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More precisely, the story of HIV begins with two species of monkey, the red-capped mangabey and the greater spot-nosed guenon of central Africa. &quote;
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