En sixty years, more than three hundred and fifty new infectious diseases have appeared: SARS, H1N1, H5N1, Ebola. An emergence of viruses which seems to be accelerating. Unanimous, the experts ask themselves: When will a new global epidemic strike? History is crossed by infectious episodes which have decimated populations. But, where is the research today? Are we better prepared?
The film follows in the footsteps of three particularly threatening viruses: H7N9 influenza in Asia, Mers-CoV, a cousin of SARS, active in the Middle East and the Ebola virus, which arouses the worst terrors in West Africa . For example, Ebola fever was transmitted by fruit bats and the Asian H5N1 influenza carried by migratory birds. Faced with the threat, the scientific world is mobilizing.
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Release Date | 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 97 |
Publication Date | 2020-03-26T00:00:00.000Z |
Format | Kindle Ebook |