The Demon in the Freezer - Brossura

Preston, Richard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0755312198 ISBN 13: 9780755312191

Casa editrice: Headline, 2003

Riassunto

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in the USA, the western world had to deal with a new threat: bioterrorism. In October 2001, a series of anthrax attacks through the postal system caused chaos and fear. But there was a far greater danger that had government security advisers around the world even more alarmed: smallpox. In his terrifying account of what happened, and what could still happen, Richard Preston reveals the true horror faced by victims of smallpox, raises serious questions about what happened to the smallpox viruses that were kept in storage after the disease was 'eradicated' in 1979, and shows just how easy it would be to create new strains of smallpox that would be able to overcome any vaccination, leaving the population defenceless.

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Descrizione del libro

The terrifying true story of the threat from modern bioterrorism, as told by the international bestselling author Richard Preston

L'autore

Richard Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1954. He received a PhD from Princeton University, and is a regular contributor to the New Yorker. His first non-fiction book, THE HOT ZONE, was an international bestseller. He is the only non-medical doctor ever to have been awarded the Center for Disease Control's Champion of Prevention Award.

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• Editore: Headline
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0755312198
• ISBN 13: 9780755312191
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320