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Targeting the general public, scientists, health care professionals, policy makers and politicians, Lyons-Weiler explores the recent Ebola outbreak from a scientific point of view. Serving numerous purposes, he aims to educate the public about the biology, dangers and realities of Ebola, to highlight potential serious flaws in the customs and practices of some of the institutions charged with ensuring public health, and to provide what is known and not known about Ebola guinea, as well as to inspire new areas of research. Eleven chapters are: origins of the epidemic; how well do we understand the 2014 Ebolavirus?; ways in which Ebola guinea may differ from past outbreaks: evolution of viral phenotypes; biological knowledge and Ebola policy; “how cruel is that?”; are we asking the right questions and solving all the right problem(s)?; evolution is real: deadly consequences of dogma; promising treatments; policy analysis; a rational analysis of irrational decisions, or don’t fear the reaper. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
