Norbert Gualde is professor of immunology at the University Victor Segalen of Bordeaux and directs an immunology laboratory at the Institut Bergonie Cancer Center of Bordeaux. Steven Rendall is a freelance translator currently living in France. He has translated more than thirty books from French and German.
"French immunology professor Gualde tackles the story of infectious
disease, putting the lie to the 1967 claim from the U.S. Surgeon
General that "the time has come to close the book on infectious
diseases," with thorough, thoughtful analysis. . . . Gualde's
survey is broad, deep and carefully annotated, making this a
worthwhile read for interested parties."--Publishers Weekly --
"Publishers Weekly" (11/20/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"Its translation from the French appears to be well done; concepts
and theories are well described, and the book sparkles with the
author's wit and intelligence. This is a must read for anyone in
the professions of medicine, public health, and nursing."--Choice
--R. M. Mullner "Choice" (5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM)
"This book is valuable: it is hard to find in one place an accurate
description of the many threats that all of us have heard about in
a piecemeal fashion. I especially like the way he provides the
history of each outbreak and then emphasizes the human factors that
are at play in fueling the epidemic."--Ralph Steinman, M.D., Henry
G. Kunkel Professor and Senior Physician, The Rockefeller
University--Ralph Steinman, M.D. (7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"Norbert Gualde provides us with a brilliant historical analysis of
man's interactions with infectious agents. . . . This book urges us
to reexamine and correct the assumptions that were made following
the discovery of antibiotics that infectious diseases would no
longer be a menace to mankind. Resistance provides a detailed and
accurate analysis of the critical factors that determine the
outcome of this continuous battle, with an emphasis on the
evolutionary protection provided by our immune system."--Baruj
Benacerraf, M.D., Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine,
1980--Baruj Benacerraf, M.D. (7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"We inhabit an environment shaped by our own excesses: a 40-fold
population increase and a 100-fold energy increase since the
nineteenth century. We approach a tipping point in 2010 when more
than half the human population will live in epidemic-prone urban
centers rather than on the land. . . . Resistance sparkles with wit
and intelligence, and is a treasure trove of historical facts. . .
. It also serves as starting point for serious contemplation of
present and future perils."--James S. Goodwin, M.D., George and
Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Geriatric Medicine,
Director, Sealy Center on Aging--James S. Goodwin, M.D. (7/31/2006
12:00:00 AM)
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