{"product_id":"the-end-of-epidemics-the-looming-threat-to-humanity-and-how-to-stop-it-9781250117779","title":"The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jonathan Quick offers a compelling and intensely readable plan to prevent worldwide infectious outbreaks. \u003ci\u003eThe End of Epidemics\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those who might be affected by a future pandemic--that is, just about everyone.\"--Sandeep Jauhar, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHeart: A History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 2020 outbreak of coronavirus has terrified the world--and revealed how unprepared we are for the next outbreak of an infectious disease. Somewhere in nature, a killer virus is boiling up in the bloodstream of a bird, bat, monkey, or pig, preparing to jump to a human being. This not-yet-detected germ has the potential to wipe out millions of lives over a matter of weeks or months. That risk makes the threat posed by ISIS, a ground war, a massive climate event, or even the dropping of a nuclear bomb on a major city pale in comparison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe End of Epidemics\u003c\/i\u003e, Duke Global Health Institute faculty member and past Chair of the Global Health Council Dr. Jonathan D. Quick examines the eradication of smallpox and devastating effects of influenza, AIDS, SARS, Ebola, and other viral diseases . Analyzing local and global efforts to contain these diseases and citing firsthand accounts of failure and success, Dr. Quick proposes a new set of actions which he has coined \"The Power of Seven,\" to end epidemics before they can begin. These actions include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Spending prudently to prevent disease before an epidemic strikes, rather than spending too little, too late\u003cbr\u003e- Ensuring prompt, open, and accurate communication between nations and aid agencies, instead of secrecy and territorial disputes\u003cbr\u003e- Fighting disease and preventing panic with innovation and good science \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePractical and urgent, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Epidemics \u003c\/i\u003eis crucial reading for citizens, health professionals, and policy makers alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dr. Quick's urgent message makes one hope that this book will reach a huge audience and that its exhortations will be acted on everywhere.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan D. Quick,Bronwyn Fryer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250117779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDR. JONATHAN D. QUICK is Senior Fellow and former president and CEO at Management Sciences for Health in Boston. He is an instructor of medicine at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chair of the Global Health Council. He has worked in more than seventy countries. He lives in Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBRONWYN FRYER is a collaborative writer and a former senior editor for the Harvard Business Review. She lives in Montpelier, Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44180550975603,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":40.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7a9b44c1-1278-4a50-bf93-ea9b7ae810b5.jpg?v=1766838605","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-end-of-epidemics-the-looming-threat-to-humanity-and-how-to-stop-it-9781250117779","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}