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The Coming Plague: Book Review

“The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World out of Balance” written by

Laurie Garrett details all the accounts of the emerging concerns that arise based on the possibility

of the universal plague outbreak that has been envisaged. The author discusses numerous

diseases and subsequently offers alternatives to prevent a global catastrophe.

People are fragile creatures and it easy to observe the various things that can lead to the

death of individuals as well as things that harm them. However, the scariest of these dangers that

humans cannot see, but until recently nobody knew of their existence, for instance, viruses, and

microbes have been a cause of epidemics for a long time. The author of this book examines these

potential dangers, which end up becoming catastrophic presented by the viruses as well as the

attempts by man to control them (Garrett, 1994). The author further, in the introduction,

illustrates the variety of viral diseases. These diseases include HIV, Ebola, Tuberculosis,

Cholera, among many others. She goes further ahead to introduce the numerous researchers who

have studied and identified the different maladies thereby providing a glimpse into their personal

lives as well as their professional lives.

HIV is viewed as a single most important indicator for the wonders that encompass the

world. When the virus was in its initial stages, it was rapidly identified and scientists came up

with alternatives to slow down the progression of AIDS, which is the disease that is brought

about by the virus. As it has been pointed out by the author, humans are lucky this time. She

additionally goes further ahead and illustrates how lucky people are by pointing and offering few

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