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The Coming Plague
The Coming Plague
Author: Laurie Garrett
Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world have fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases.... — A critically acclaimed study documents the outbreaks of newly discovered diseases around the globe, s...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140250916
ISBN-10: 0140250913
Publication Date: 10/1/1995
Pages: 768
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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YIKES!!!! this is a long and heavy (both in book weight and weighty issues)
it might be a little dated now but i think it will stand the test of time.
Plagues and new diseases, i believe we may be living in the times she has described.

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"Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world hae fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases...."

Not for hypochondriacs.

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