Fourth-level virus: A battle between a pair of virologists and a deadly virus: A battle between a pair of virologists and a deadly virus

Author: Joseph M. McMenamin
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book takes you on a legendary journey of chasing viruses, guiding you through the world of deadly viruses, uncovering the truth about Level 4 viruses, and helping you understand the spread and control measures of SARS and highly pathogenic avian influenza. It tells us about the people who risk their lives to hunt viruses in order to defend our health. This book is based on the personal experiences of frontline virologists, including McMenamin's firsthand involvement in planning the advanced "hot lab" at the "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," as well as their stories of tracking viruses in primitive and underdeveloped regions on Earth. In those places, harsh climates, barren land, political instability, and disease are just as deadly. They track dangerous viruses with boundless curiosity, fearless courage, detective-like skills, and sincere passion in the Democratic Republic of Congo, villages in Sudan, favelas and rainforests in Brazil, and desert nomad tribes in Pakistan. McMenamin and Fisher-Hoch are not only husband and wife but also colleagues and world-renowned virologists. In this book, they narrate in the first person, taking readers deep into the world's most desolate places, allowing us to witness the beauty of equatorial Africa and explore the mysterious world of viruses under the electron microscope. While other virology books are limited to "hot labs," monkeys, and tedious experimental data, Level 4 cleverly combines the suffering, death, and survival in the world of viruses.