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1 Cover
5 Epigraph
7 Introduction An ever-present danger Let’s do our homework A tool for understanding the present and preparing for the future
8 Part I Sharing the World with Microorganisms 1 Travel Companions They were here first Peaceful passengers The dark side A bit of terminology Bacteria Viruses: the smallest life form? Fungi: microscopic mushrooms 2 The Story of a Never-Ending Struggle The invisible hand behind things Rats, fleas, and bacteria The ‘Spanish’ flu The resuscitated virus Smallpox, a disease of the past Poliomyelitis: next on the list? Cost in lives, cost in money 3 Our Arsenal Simple but vital The immune system The next step forward: vaccines Cancer vaccines The papilloma vaccine, a controversial solution The danger of listening to the wrong people Future challenges Antibiotics: the offensive begins Powerful poisons or a sophisticated messaging system? Miracles with an expiry date The microbes of the future Resting on our laurels The antibiotics of the future Antivirals Who pays the bills? Control and prevention 4 The Danger of Knowing Too Much The paradox: the more we research, the greater the danger Dangerous information Anthrax Bioterrorists in the USA The return of smallpox? 5 Forgotten Diseases and New Diseases Meningitis Cholera West Nile virus Ebola Marburg: the other serious haemorrhagic fever The ‘forgotten’ diseases Chagas disease Dengue Hand, foot and mouth disease 6 Coronaviruses and Future Pandemics Coronaviruses: the new plague? SARS: the coronaviruses enter the scene MERS, or camel sickness COVID-19 changes everything How to stop the virus The vaccine race The future of the pandemic What lies ahead for SARS-CoV-2 Lessons from COVID-19: how to manage a crisis And the next pandemic? Where is the ‘supervirus’? How can we prevent the spread?
9 Part II Major Modern Epidemics 7 Influenza The virus’s thousand faces The killer cold A winter malady A useful treatment One vaccine or many vaccines? The future of humanity depends on an egg The danger of bird flu The 2009 influenza pandemic Drugs and the race against time Epidemic or pandemic? A change of hemispheres Prepare for the worst The consequences of the pandemic 8 AIDS Another multifaceted virus The African sickness A scientists’ squabble The Nobel of discord The silent infection Necessary swift diagnosis A miraculous treatment … that doesn’t cure Side effects The virus becomes more dangerous Treatments for the future And the famous vaccine? Defence is the best attack Where does the money come from? Denialists: as dangerous as the virus 9 Tuberculosis Koch’s bacillus: an armoured microbe A problem that comes back The threat of resistant tuberculosis New treatments, old treatments Another disease with no vaccine The tuberculosis that comes from cows 10 Malaria All because of a mosquito Goodwill is not enough The treatment and how to get it to people who need it Has the time of resistances come? The controversial SPf66 vaccine The army is also researching Against the insects: mosquito nets and genetic engineering Global action A tropical disease only?
10 Epilogue
11 Glossary
12 Index
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