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Ebola: An Evolving Story

James Lyons-Weiler

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Description:The book is a narrative of the unfolding of the Ebola virus disease outbreak from a scientific view point. The author provides an analysis of the scientific basis of public health policies that have influenced the public's, and the medical community's, abilities to understand the virus and the disease. This is done in the context of providing insights into the biology of the virus, and exploring open questions, including its likely modes of transmission. The author has included citations from the scientific literature and the press, as well as quotes from expert interviews. The book will help sort out the fact from fiction, given the confusion that arose after the virus arrived in the US. The author used his objective research skills and knowledge of evolutionary genetics and molecular biology to find out what was known, and what questions remained unanswered, and even what questions remained unasked.Written in an accessible style, it is intended for the educated general public, scientists, policy makers, health care workers, and politicians. It delves into the problems of trying to derive a logic-based understanding of a highly lethal emerging disease in 2014, when research funding cuts have gutted research institutions, and when public health institutions really were woefully unprepared. It is a highly distinct narrative analysis that is sure to stimulate new research and thinking in public policy. It will inform thousands of people of the nature of the virus, how it works, in terms they are likely to be able to understand. It will allow others to rapidly catch up with the story of Ebola.Contents:*Origins of the Epidemic*How Well Do We Understand the 2014 Ebolavirus?*Ways in Which Ebola 2014 May Differ from Past Outbreaks: Evolution of Viral Phenotypes*Biological Knowledge and Ebola Policy*"How Cruel is That?"*With Blinded Eyes*Are We Asking the Right Questions and Solving *All the Right Problem(s)?*Evolution is Real, or, Deadly Consequences of *Dogma*Promising Treatments*Policy Analysis*A Rational Analysis of Irrational Decisions, or *Don't Fear the ReaperReadership: General public, scientists, policy makers, health care workers, and politicians.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ebola: An Evolving Story. To get started finding Ebola: An Evolving Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co.

Release: 2015

ISBN: 981467592X

Description: The book is a narrative of the unfolding of the Ebola virus disease outbreak from a scientific view point. The author provides an analysis of the scientific basis of public health policies that have influenced the public's, and the medical community's, abilities to understand the virus and the disease. This is done in the context of providing insights into the biology of the virus, and exploring open questions, including its likely modes of transmission. The author has included citations from the scientific literature and the press, as well as quotes from expert interviews. The book will help sort out the fact from fiction, given the confusion that arose after the virus arrived in the US. The author used his objective research skills and knowledge of evolutionary genetics and molecular biology to find out what was known, and what questions remained unanswered, and even what questions remained unasked.Written in an accessible style, it is intended for the educated general public, scientists, policy makers, health care workers, and politicians. It delves into the problems of trying to derive a logic-based understanding of a highly lethal emerging disease in 2014, when research funding cuts have gutted research institutions, and when public health institutions really were woefully unprepared. It is a highly distinct narrative analysis that is sure to stimulate new research and thinking in public policy. It will inform thousands of people of the nature of the virus, how it works, in terms they are likely to be able to understand. It will allow others to rapidly catch up with the story of Ebola.Contents:*Origins of the Epidemic*How Well Do We Understand the 2014 Ebolavirus?*Ways in Which Ebola 2014 May Differ from Past Outbreaks: Evolution of Viral Phenotypes*Biological Knowledge and Ebola Policy*"How Cruel is That?"*With Blinded Eyes*Are We Asking the Right Questions and Solving *All the Right Problem(s)?*Evolution is Real, or, Deadly Consequences of *Dogma*Promising Treatments*Policy Analysis*A Rational Analysis of Irrational Decisions, or *Don't Fear the ReaperReadership: General public, scientists, policy makers, health care workers, and politicians.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ebola: An Evolving Story. To get started finding Ebola: An Evolving Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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