Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
Ranked #35 in Viral, Ranked #42 in Pandemic — see more rankings.
A world-leading epidemiologist shares his stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for epidemics that can challenge world order.
Every new development--from exploding human and animal populations to trade and travel--intensifies our susceptibility to a devastating epidemic. Ironically, a pandemic on the scale of the 1918 flu that killed perhaps a hundred million people would be deadlier today, despite a century of medical advances. As the current Zika epidemic proves, we are wholly unprepared for these diseases. So... more
Every new development--from exploding human and animal populations to trade and travel--intensifies our susceptibility to a devastating epidemic. Ironically, a pandemic on the scale of the 1918 flu that killed perhaps a hundred million people would be deadlier today, despite a century of medical advances. As the current Zika epidemic proves, we are wholly unprepared for these diseases. So... more
Rankings by Category
Deadliest Enemy is ranked in the following categories:
- #52 in Internal Medicine
- #69 in Pathology
- #44 in Public
- #94 in Public Health
- #53 in Virus
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