Most people think of cancer, Alzheimer's and heart disease as the biggest threats to our health, but what if we woke up in a world where an antibiotic-resistant disease has run rampant, creating a global pandemic?
In Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Germs, co-authors Dr. Michael Osterholm and Mark Olshaker say that this devastating situation is more than possible -- it's inevitable -- and we should all begin preparing for it.
Looking back on outbreaks such as Zika, Ebola and MERS, the authors discuss what you can do to protect yourself from the growing threat of infectious diseases.
In Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Germs, co-authors Dr. Michael Osterholm and Mark Olshaker say that this devastating situation is more than possible -- it's inevitable -- and we should all begin preparing for it.
Looking back on outbreaks such as Zika, Ebola and MERS, the authors discuss what you can do to protect yourself from the growing threat of infectious diseases.
Dr. Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering and an adjunct professor in the Medical School, all at the University of Minnesota.
Mark Olshaker is an Emmy-Award winning documentary filmmaker and a NY Times #1 bestselling author of five novels and ten books of nonfiction.