The coming plague

• Autores: Debora MacKenzie
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3114, 2017, págs. 28-33
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Public health experts have been warning for years of "emerging" diseases, which can go from unknown to epidemic if the pathogen mutates or the ecology of its hosts changes to make its spread easier. To combat the next plague, they will need vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tools--and just as importantly, some way to deploy them effectively. Here are ways to beat an epidemic: 1. Know your enemy. 2. Arm yourself. 3. Be ready to act--fast.