Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Deadliest Enemy
- Our War Against Killer Germs
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Deadliest Enemy
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
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.
Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction is concentrated in a limited area over a period of days, and illnesses, which have devastating effects but are limited to individuals and their families, infectious disease has the terrifying power to disrupt everyday life on a global scale, overwhelming public and private resources and bringing trade and transportation to a grinding halt.
In today's world, it's easier than ever to move people, animals and materials around the planet, but the same advances that make modern infrastructure so efficient have made epidemics and even pandemics nearly inevitable. And as outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola, MERS and Zika have demonstrated, we are woefully under-prepared to deal with the fallout. So what can - and must - we do in order to protect ourselves from mankind's deadliest enemy?
Drawing on the latest medical science, case studies, policy research and hard-earned epidemiological lessons, Deadliest Enemy explores the resources and programs we need to develop if we are to keep ourselves safe from infectious disease. The authors show how we could wake up to a reality in which many antibiotics no longer cure, bio-terror is a certainty and the threat of a disastrous influenza or coronavirus pandemic looms ever larger. Only by understanding the challenges we face can we prevent the unthinkable from becoming the inevitable.
Deadliest Enemy is high scientific drama, a chronicle of medical mystery and discovery, a reality check and a practical plan of action.
More from the same
What listeners say about Deadliest Enemy
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Steve Sochor
- 30-09-20
Everyone should be listening to this audiobook!
This is one of the most important books of the 21st Century. our fight on infectious diseases should be one of the biggest priorities of world government, next to climate change. The time for defence spending is over. Every government in the world should heed the advice given here and implement the necessary changes to confront the next crisis
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Emma Burgan
- 01-10-20
A must listen for our times...
This was a tough listen, only because we are living out what is eerily accurately described by Osterholm. I will absolutely listen to this again soon, if only to digest more of what this incredibly important message is. Highly recommended.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 02-07-22
Perfect
..Perfect eye opener especially in these days..
Finding out the history behind certain diseases was simply fascinating..
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 14-03-21
Essential reading
Maybe this should be on the reading list if every useless western politician, probably not though easier to play dumb .
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Panda
- 25-02-21
Deadly Viruses
This is an excellent e-book, it also very prescient, as this book was written before Covid, and it is very unsettling when you realise just how ill prepared we are, we're reacting instead of being proactive! Recommended!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 03-11-21
A must read
I wish I could make everyone in the world read this book. It would help a lot
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Henrietta
- 19-04-20
Educational
This book is fascinating and terrifying. It's also quite educational for those working in healthcare
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 07-04-20
A stark warning of our lack of preparedness
I feel like if only the heads of state of the G20 would have read this on its release we may not be experiencing a pandemic of this magnitude. Very informative, highlights some massive failings in our preparedness for such pandemics and the massive risks that we face in the future. Very well put together for the average joe reading this to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Colin
- 22-04-20
A must read in current covid19 climate
This will not only explain about different diseases but why we seem to be so ill prepared.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Maria
- 22-12-20
Eye-opening!!!
Very appropriate topics for this time. I am listening to it for the second time as there is too much relevant info to be absorbed by one read. Covers and enlightens on many serious contagious diseases in a way everyone can understand.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful