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THE COMING PLAGUE: BOOK REVIEW

It is no wonder that the book is referred to as a contemporary Silent Spring written by

Rachel Carson. Both authors are thoughtful and similar to Carson, Garrett has illustrated the fact

that humans are in danger. She explains that new viruses emerge each day as a result of

mutation. There are other viruses that follow the natural progression whereas others are assisted

by the victims the viruses as designated to attack. One example provided is the legionaries

disease (Garrett, 1994). This disease incubates in cool, moist environment of the central cooling

systems found in buildings with air conditioners. There are some diseases that are opportunistic

and are effective when they come into contact with a population that has become weakened due

to famine or war. There are other diseases that have remained constant with human progressions,

such as the flu. However, these diseases will mutate over time and become a deadly disease. For

instance in 1914 when the pandemic flu killed millions of people. Regardless of the fact that the

flu was considered as a benign disease, it managed to kill a lot of people.

In conclusion, Garrett offers a wakeup call regarding the effects of the diseases that arise

due to global changes. Humans need to combine forces to become unified against the mutating

diseases and come up with ways of combating them. The author further reprimands the public

health sector for neglecting their role in handling the viral epidemics with the seriousness it

deserves. Also, in the book, she also discusses how the political and social environment can help

in spreading of the diseases and how it can help in mitigating their occurrences. If the preventive

measures are put into consideration, and proactive measures put in place, then humans can

survive extinction.

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