Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 736005 Title: Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike Author: Amy Cherrix Narrator: Will Watt Format: Unabridged Length: 5:59:45 Language: English Release date: 09-10-24 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Genres: Kids, Non-Fiction, Health & Family Summary: A propulsive nonfiction look at the elite squads of scientists, doctors, and infectious disease experts who guard the boundary between public health and pandemics and how they gather data via boots on the ground shoe-leather epidemiology in order to save lives.  Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deborah Heiligman! Picture a detective. What comes to mind? A fast-talking private eye, interrogating a suspect? Or Sherlock Holmes, in his deerstalker hat, discovering clues to catch a killer? Now imagine that the suspect isnt a person but a microscopic menacea deadly virus or bacteria making people sick. What kind of detective does it take to nab a biological assassin, invisible to the naked eye? Just like detectives, epidemiologistsscientists who study how diseases emerge and spreadinterview witnesses and gather clues to identify the cause of illness, locate those who are sick, and uncover the sources of outbreaks to stop them in their tracks. From a quickly spreading cholera outbreak in 1880s London, to a mystery illness in New Mexico that stumped investigators, to the development of the vaccines to fight COVID-19 and more, join acclaimed author Amy Cherrix on a journey to explore the past, present, and future of virus hunting as the worlds greatest disease detectives race to crack the medical codes that lead to cures. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com