Spillover By David Quammen

Darwin 2006 and spillover 2014 a work on the science history and human impacts of emerging diseases especially viral diseases which was short listed for eight national and international awards and won three.

Spillover by david quammen. It demonstrates clearly the interconnection of all life on earth and how our damaging impact upon the environment can have some very grave consequences for us. His articles have also appeared in national geographic harpers rolling stone the new york times book review and other periodicals. In 2013 quammens book spillover was shortlisted for the. Animal infections and the next human pandemic by david quammen book resume.

Spillover really does tell the layman all you need to know about zoonosis. David quammens style of writing makes this book a compulsive read you literally cant put it down. See search results for this author. A spillover occurs when a microbe crosses over from an animal to humans as an infectious disease.

David quammens most recent book spillover. Sars ebola hiv influenza marburg and hendra. Learn about author central. David quammen is an author and journalist whose books include the song of the dodo 1996 the reluctant mr.

Each chapter is a detective story scientists veterinarians and medical researchers are detectives searching for the source of a disease. Animal infections and the next human pandemic by david quammen. Are you an author. David quammen author 47 out of 5 stars 566 ratings.

He wrote a column called natural acts for outside magazine for fifteen years. Animal infections and the next human pandemic 1st edition. Ndavid quammen author visit amazons david quammen page. David quammen describes many examples of this.

In this 2012 interview david quammen talks about his booknbsp. Animal infections and the next human pandemic is a work of science reporting history and adventuresome travel tracking this subject around the world. David quammen born february 24 1948 is an american science nature and travel writer and the author of fifteen books.