{"product_id":"9780060587239","title":"China Syndrome: The True Story of the 21st Century's First Great Epidemic","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the world braces for the next flu pandemic, the 2003 SARS outbreak now seems even more relevant as the harbinger of crises to come. The next great viral storm will likely emerge from Asia and could be more contagious than any respiratory disease since the catastrophic influenza of 1918. \u003ci\u003eChina Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e, an intensely compelling and unrivaled exploration of the first epidemic of the twenty-first century, explores how globalization, coupled with rampant development, is ushering in a terrifying new chapter in the history of human health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen SARS broke out in January 2003, Karl Taro Greenfeld was the editor of \u003ci\u003eTime Asia\u003c\/i\u003e in Hong Kong, just a few miles from the epicenter of the outbreak. After vague, initial reports of terrified Chinese emptying pharmacy shelves and boiling vinegar to \"purify\" the air in nearby Guangdong province, Greenfeld and his staff soon found themselves immersed in the story of a lifetime. His taut, scientific thriller, in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Zone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Influenza\u003c\/i\u003e, takes readers on a gripping ride that blows through the Chinese government's effort to cover up the disease. Greenfeld deftly tracks this mysterious killer outbreak, from the bedside of one of the first Chinese victims to overwhelmed hospital wards crashing from the onslaught of cases, from cutting-edge labs where researchers struggle to identify the virus to the war rooms at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfectious diseases have reemerged as one of the globe's most pressing problems. In this thorough, revelatory account of SARS, Greenfeld gives us a crucial blueprint for how an epidemic evolves. \u003ci\u003eChina Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e will make you realize how lucky you are to be alive — and wonder how long that good luck will hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015418298608,"sku":"9780060587239","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060587239_p0.jpg?v=1763766152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060587239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}