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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 614.4 EAN: 9780316763066 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0316763063 Label: Back Bay Books Manufacturer: Back Bay Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: September 23, 1998 Publisher: Back Bay Books Studio: Back Bay Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Who needs Stephen King when there are such real-life horrors as those described in Dr. Frank Ryan's new book, Virus X to keep sleep at bay? Such exotic killers as Ebola and Necrotizing Fasciitis rub elbows with more familiar, if no less potentially lethal, diseases like tuberculosis as Dr. Ryan constructs a well-researched and well-written study that reads more like a thriller than a science book. The heroes are the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines of plague as well as the researchers at laboratories such as the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia; the enemies are the myriad new viruses and virulent new strains of old viruses that are emerging in ever greater numbers as this century wears to a close. Dr. Ryan's answer for why so many plagues are ravaging the world these days is simple but chilling: a huge explosion in population (6 billion people alive today versus 1.5 billion a century ago) and the resulting destruction of habitats has brought human beings into contact with aggressive viruses that once lived beyond our reach; our global transportation systems spread them. Virus X is not the first book to raise these issues, but it's a comprehensive one, making for gripping, frightening reading. Product Description: In a book that takes readers into the "hot zones" of today's most dangerous viral outbreaks, Dr. Frank Ryan presents a radical theory about the origins of these deadly microbes, and reveals what research scientists and doctors are doing to try and control them. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - FascinatingThis is a fascinating book about viruses, mostly the dangerous ones. It is a combination of murder/mystery -- with stories about various viral outbreaks, how they first appeared, and how they were tracked down and in many cases partially contained -- and part scientific primer, delving into how the viruses actually work. I walkd away amazed by the intricacy of viral operation, and how sophisticated viruses such as AIDS are, as well as engrossed by the human nature of the stories that ... Read More Rating: - loaded with informationThis book was a tough read, mainly because of all the technical details. If you can slog through the heavy read, the theories and concepts in the book are very interesting and fuel for thought. Rating: - One of the best Germ books I've readThis book is incredibly well-researched and well-written. Frank Ryan's look at emerging viruses is thorough and engaging. He gives enough molecular biology background that readers with a shaky biology background can understand disease mechanisms at the cellular level AND he manages to keep it from getting too dry. Ryan covers the emergence of the hantaviruses, Machupo, Lassa, Ebola, and HIV as well as touching on a few emerging bacteria such as Beta hemolytic streptococcus. My favorite ... Read More Rating: - Non-Fiction HorrorA book that reads like a Steven King 'best of' horrors but without the fiction! Rating: - Not just another doomsday bookFrank Ryan seems to be right at the point. If we are to see more of emerging diseases in the future, this book MAY explain why. The ''agressive symbiot hypothesis'' is a new idea that needs to be examined with a clear head, cause if it is valid there are big trouble ahead. Ryan states that most microbes, especially what we call emerging factors, are in fact guardians of the integrity of their hosts. He must have came upon this after the Sin Nombre outbreak, when it became apparent that Hanta viruses ... Read More 
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