I was on the clinical service at the National Cancer Institute during the early days of the AIDS epidemic where we cared for patients before the nature of the disease was well understood. Included are illnesses that have killed millions such as Spanish Flu, AIDS, and Bubonic Plague as well as unique and quirky diseases like Ebola, Hendra, and Nipah that have spilled over, killed, and then retreated.Įven with your knowledge about the diseases covered, you will likely learn something new and valuable, as I did. His substantial text (500+ pages) covers many but not all of the zoonoses that now make up 60 percent of all human infectious diseases. He is nimble with the science as he distinguishes spillover-"the moment when a pathogen passes from one species as host to another" from emergence-"where the spillover bug thrives and spreads within the new host." He has a special talent for describing somewhat dry scientific concepts with memorable analogies-for example: "screening for antibodies is distinct from isolating virus just as a footprint is distinct from a shoe." The reader is never left struggling to separate what is known from what are educated guesses. Quannen is careful to distinguish between fact, hypotheses, and supposition when laying out these compelling stories.
What results may be the best work of its type I have ever read. It's presented with clarity of thought and an English major's gift with language. The book is based on 12 years of careful research coupled with field-work and discussions with primary investigators. First captivated by my surgeon-father's 1934 copy of Hans Zinsser's Rats, Lice and History and sustained by books like Eleven Blue Men, The Hot Zone, and The Great Influenza, I jumped at the chance to sink into Spillover by David Quammen. I must confess a chronic addiction to fact-based medical detective stories. Facing Ethical Challenges with Strength and Compassion.Establishing Yourself as a Professional and Developing Leadership Skills.Ensuring Patient & Family Centered Care.Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Fostering Clinical Judgement.Alteplase Injection for Acute Ischemic Events.Lippincott Clinical Conferences On Demand.Continuing Education Bundle for Nurse Educators.Lippincott NursingCenter’s Critical Care Insider.Lippincott NursingCenter’s Career Advisor.COVID-19 2022 Update: The Nursing Workforce.An Unforeseen Path from Critical Care Nurse to Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Nursing.When Nurses Speak, People Listen: An Interview with Pat Patton.Academic/Practice Innovation: An Interview with Dr.Clinical Judgment: The Doing that Happens after Critical Thinking.Debriefing: It Should Always Be About the Learner.Nurse Wellness Is Not Just About Resiliency.Creating Learning Environments to Advance Health Equity.
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