William Cook

Of microbes and men

Globalisation is spreading infection like never before. We should brace ourselves for The Next Pandemic

issue 02 July 2016

  • The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind’s Gravest Dangers

    Dr Ali S. Khan, with William Patrick

    Public Affairs, pp. 288

Which disease are you most scared of catching: Ebola or influenza? Before I read this medical memoir, I would have said Ebola. Now, I’d say flu. As Dr Ali S. Khan points out, Ebola is fairly hard to catch; flu is fairly easy. And unlike wimpy man flu, proper flu can be a killer.

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