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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Donald G McNeil, Jr. |
ISBN: | 9780393609141 0393609146 9780393353969 0393353966 |
OCLC Number: | 949986945 |
Description: | 203 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
Contents: | The doença misteriosa -- The origins of the virus -- On the move -- The world hears -- My first brush -- Fast and furious -- Sexual transmission -- New York's first case -- The rumors -- The proof -- Delaying pregnancy -- The future -- Questions and answers. |
Responsibility: | Donald G. McNeil Jr. |
Abstract:
A gripping narrative about the Zika virus outbreak from The New York Times science reporter covering the epidemic.
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"... I find much to applaud in Mr. McNeil's Zika... In a no-nonsense, declarative writing style, Mr. McNeil tells the history of humanity's relationship with the Zika virus... [He] ends with simple words: "Stay alert. And empathetic". That's not a bad summary of how all of us - public health experts, politicians, ordinary citizens - should respond to outbreaks of contagious disease." -- The New York Times Read more...
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