{"product_id":"microbe","title":"MICROBE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"As the human population explodes and globalization continues, diseases can spread from one country to another as fast as an airplane can fly. Whether a virus is unintentionally released via our modern transportation system, or deliberately by terrorists, even a small scale biological \"\"event\"\" could have a profound effect on our society. Yet our current public health system is completely unprepared to detect and respond quickly enough to avert a disease-related crisis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                              Microbe does more than detail the threats that face us today. Containing riveting accounts of barely averted catastrophes (including outbreaks of West Nile virus, SARS, and hantavirus), the book examines the disjointed, ineffective system we all rely upon to keep us alive and healthy. More important, the book presents a solution to stop outbreaks and minimize the impact of an epidemic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                              Illustrated with two hypothetical stories (an outbreak of bird flu in Southern California and a bioterrorism attack in Denver) Microbe looks at the potential effects of health disasters -- and offers practical steps to stop them in their tracks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Michael Bellomo\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 273\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Amacom\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 28 Jun 2005\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":44549014192409,"sku":"E302.G14","price":5.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":44549014225177,"sku":"E302.G14","price":3.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":44549014257945,"sku":"E302.G14","price":3.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":44549014290713,"sku":"E302.G14","price":3.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/products\/9780814408650.jpg?v=1717735616","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/microbe","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}