Overview
Finalista del National Book Award
Ā«UnacrĆ³nica iluminadora y apasionada de la crisis que ha definido nuestro tiempoĀ».āThe New York Times
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David Quammen, uno de los mejores escritores cientĆficos del mundo y autor de Contagio (Debate, 2020), la obra de referencia sobre enfermedades zoonĆ³ticas (las que saltan de animales a humanos), nos sumerge en la frenĆ©tica carrera por descifrar el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, encontrar su origen y hacer posible el desarrollo de vacunas para combatir la pandemia de COVID-19.
Tras entrevistar a casi un centenar de cientĆficos, entre ellos los virĆ³logos mĆ”s importantes del panorama internacional, Quammen denuncia cĆ³mo durante dĆ©cadas los expertos advirtieron de que esta pandemia llegarĆa, pero sus consejos fueron ignorados por razones econĆ³micas o polĆticas. AdemĆ”s, tambiĆ©n se encarga de descifrar las claves para entender algunas teorĆas sobre el origen del virus y descartar otras suposiciones mĆ”s escandalosas, pero menos fiables.
Este libro nos traslada a la primera lĆnea de batalla contra la COVID-19 a travĆ©s de los ojos de aquellos cientĆficos que lideraron esta lucha, y lo hace con la prosa comprensible y reveladora de un maestro incomparable como Quammen.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
National Book Award finalist, Breathless, tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemicāa āluminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time.ā (The New York Times).
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Breathless is a āgrippingā (The Atlantic) but āclear-eyed analysisā (Time) of SARs-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who study its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. David Quammen expertly shows how strange new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt wild ecosystems and how those viruses adapt to their human hosts, sometimes causing global catastrophe. He explains why this coronavirus will probably be a āforever virus,ā destined to circulate among humans and bedevil us endlessly, in one variant form or another. As scientists labor to catch it, comprehend it, and control it, with their high-tech tools and methods, the virus finds ways of escape.
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Based on interviews with nearly one hundred scientists, including leading virologists in China and around the world, Quammen explains that:
-Infectious disease experts saw this pandemic coming
-Some scientists, for more than two decades, warned that āthe next big oneā would be caused by a changeable new virusāvery possibly a coronavirusābut such warnings were ignored for political or economic reasons
-The precise origins of this virus may not be known for years, but some clues are compelling, and some suppositions can be dismissed
-And much more
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Written by āone of our finest explainers of the natural world for decadesā (Chicago Tribune), this ācompelling and terrifyingā (The New York Times) account is an unparalleled look inside the frantic international race to understand and control SARS-CoV-2āand what it might mean for the next potential global health crisis.
This book title, Sin aliento / Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus, ISBN: 9788418967849, by David Quammen, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (August 22, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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