New York Times Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks Around the World, from Marburn Fever to Avian Flu

Denise Grady

Kingfisher, Oct 25, 2006 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages

An epidemic strikes the United States, plunging the country into chaos. New York Times medical reporter Denise Grady uses this terrifying scenario, taken from the pages of a U.S. government report on the potential outcome of a pandemic, as the starting point for a journey into the gripping world of emerging diseases.

In search of a better understanding of these often deadly diseases, Grady heads to Angola, the site of the 2005 Marburg virus epidemic, a disease closely related to Ebola. On the ground, and sometimes frighteningly close to victims of the disease, Denise explores the realities of health care in the developing world, and its potential effects on our own welfare.

With supplemental sidebars that explain key scientific and social issues and in-depth chapters on the origins and spread of Marburg, avian flu, HIV, SARS, West Nile virus, hantavirus, and monkeypox, this is a fascinating look at the health dangers we face in a global society.

Contents

• Epilogue: 112
• Source Notes: 118
• Picture Credits: 124

About the author

Denise Grady has been a science reporter for The New York Times since 1998 and has written more than five hundred articles about medicine and biology. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a commendation from the Newspaper Guild for Choice and Excellence of Crusading Journalistic Contributions in the Areas of Science and Medicine. She lives in Westchester, New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: New York Times Deadly Invaders: Virus Outbreaks Around the World, from Marburn Fever to Avian Flu; New York Times
• Author: Denise Grady
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Kingfisher, 2006
• ISBN: 0753459957, 9780753459959
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries