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  • The Next Pandemic

  • On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers
  • By: Ali Khan, William Patrick
  • Narrated by: Ben Sullivan
  • Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,504 ratings)

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The Next Pandemic

By: Ali Khan, William Patrick
Narrated by: Ben Sullivan
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An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases - and the panic and corruption that make them worse.

Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over 100 million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat - Ebola, SARS, Zika - seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan.

In his long career as a public health first responder - protected by a thin mask from infected patients, napping under nets to keep out scorpions, making life-and-death decisions on limited, suspect information - Khan has found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks are often caused by people. We make mistakes, politicize emergencies, and, too often, fail to imagine the consequences of our actions.

The Next Pandemic is a firsthand account of disasters like anthrax, bird flu, and others - and how we could do more to prevent their return. It is both a gripping story of our brushes with fate and an urgent lesson on how we can keep ourselves safe from the inevitable next pandemic.

©2016 Ali Khan (P)2017 Hachette Audio
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Good Info but...

The author hates law enforcement and is a super liberal Democrat. His one sided political diatribes were a turnoff for me. When he presented facts and kept politics out of the story, I really enjoyed it.

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Timely, informative, understandable.

I heard about this book on NPR and thought it could shed some light on the efforts in our current situation. It did not disappoint. It doesn't get too into the weeds that it's inaccessible to a lay person like me. Dr. Khan's worrying is simple, to the point and did I mention informative?

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Too much politics made the book more of a lecture

I read this book while under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. It gave me a lot of knowledge that I did not have before and also scared the “you know what” out of me.

The Anthrax and SARS chapters were very good. The Anthrax attack would be a great movie. I give it 3 stars based on those chapters alone.

The politics of the author is very prevalent in the book and at times I felt like it was more of a lecture than information. It was a turn off but I ignored the obvious bias and payed attention to the stories.

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Excellent info

Good informative stories
Ghost written & it really shows
Narrator mispronounced. a bit & was a bit robotic .

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Assuming someone is racist is just as bad as being racist

Started of good then took a turn for the worst. Ranted about how the FBI detainee him because he was brown after admitting he was placed on the no fly list. When you assume someone is racist without facts it’s just as bad if not worse than being racist.

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nothing like a pandemic book during a pandemic

fascinating read, especially right now during a pandemic with COVID-19. a worthwhile read if you want to hear from the real detectives on the front lines of pandemics.

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Disease

If you are interested in a book that deals with diseases that can cause a pandemic this your book.

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EVERYONE SHOULD READ/LISTEN

This was well scienced, experienced and told. Interesting narrative made listening easy. This is information everyone should know. I will be recommending this read to family members personally.

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This Book is SO Great!

I can hardly say how much I loved this book. I learned so much. It is told in a story-like way, not in a clinical, text book style.
It's interesting, informative and I've told many people about it. I was absorbed in Dr Khan's stories and experience. He makes disease and epidemiology fascinating! I also think that Ben Sullivan was the perfect narrator for this story.

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First Line Doctors

are also American and worldwide Heroes and should, at the least, international praise and a huge helping of money to hire more experienced people and to stay on top of the very latest, cutting edge equipment.

It’s coming and we are skeptical as to how much we will be protected. If at all.

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