{"product_id":"9789814675949","title":"Ebola: An Evolving Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigins of the Epidemic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Well Do We Understand the 2014 \u003ci\u003eEbolavirus\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays in Which Ebola Guinea May Differ from Past Outbreaks: Evolution of Viral Phenotypes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiological Knowledge and Ebola Policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"How Cruel is That?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith Blinded Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre We Asking the Right Questions and Solving All the Right Problem(s)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolution is Real: Deadly Consequences of Dogma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromising Treatments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolicy Analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Rational Analysis of Irrational Decisions, or Don't Fear the Reaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General public, scientists, policy makers, health care workers, and politicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis book 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 us institutions, and when public health institutions really were woefully unprepared\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is a highly distinct narrative analysis that is sure to stimulate new research and thinking in public policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt will inform thousands of people on the nature of the virus, how it works, in terms they are likely to be able to understand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt will allow others to rapidly catch up with the story of ebola\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143951270128,"sku":"9789814675949","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814675949_p0.jpg?v=1763691317","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814675949","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}