Guides: Pandemics and Intellectual Discourse: Epidemiology &amp; Public Health Perspectives

Books

Pandemics by Peter C. Doherty
ISBN: 9780199898121
Publication Date: 2013-08-30
Peter Doherty, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells, offers an essential guide to one of the truly life-or-death issues of our age.
Epidemic! by Rob Desalle (Editor); American Museum American Museum of Natural History (Compiled by)
ISBN: 9781565845466
Publication Date: 1999-09-01
Leading experts explain infectious disease in an illustrated companion to the acclaimed American Museum of Natural History's exhibit. Epidemic! explores the world of infectious disease with essays by Nobel Prize-winning experts, profiles of scientists and researchers, and case studies.
Viral Fitness by Jaap Goudsmit
ISBN: 9780195130348
Publication Date: 2004-08-12
In this book, Jaap Goudsmit argues that there is no such thing as life without viruses for many reasons; including the fact that many viruses spread without any visible signs, and can hide in animals; that there are too many different species of viruses and they multiply much faster than any animal or plant; and that infections strike especially in areas where life is difficult enough already, such as Africa and Asia.
Influenza by Qinghua Wang (Editor); Yizhi Jane Tao (Editor)
ISBN: 9781910190432
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Influenza viruses are important pathogens responsible for flu epidemics and pandemics. The socio-economic impact of seasonal flu is very significant and the rapid rate of virus evolution necessitates the development of new vaccines every year. Another major challenge is the emergence of novel strains that are highly pathogenic for humans.
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
ISBN: 9780679430940
Publication Date: 1994-09-20
The virus kills nine out of ten of its victims so quickly and gruesomely that even biohazard experts are terrified. It is airborne, it is extremely contagious, and it is about to burn through the suburbs of a major American city. Is there any way to stop it? In the winter of 1989, at an Army research facility outside Washington, D.C., this doomsday scenario seemed like a real possibility.
Epidemic by Reid Wilson
ISBN: 9780815731351
Publication Date: 2018-03-27
From the poorest villages of rural West Africa to the Oval Office itself, this book tells the story of a deadly virus (Ebola) that spun wildly out of control--and reveals the truth about how close the world came to a catastrophic global pandemic. It is a story that serves as a cautionary tale for the COVID-19 epidemic currently spreading throughout the world.

Poverty and the Impact of COVID-19
This title provides an essential look at the global issue of health and poverty through the lens of COVID-19.

Curated Collections

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Image captured and colorized at NIAID's Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana. Credit: NIAID

LitCOVID: A curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus. It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject, providing a central access to relevant articles in PubMed. The articles are updated daily and are further categorized by different research topics and geographic locations for improved access.

COVID-19 Primer: Uses the most advanced NLP algorithms, and provides summaries and trends in the latest research papers and the conversations around them.

Trip COVID19: Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.

The New England Journal of Medicine Coronavirus (Covid-19): A collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.

Coronavirus Research Topics - Frontiers: Journal articles in 54 domains related to pandemics and coronavirus.

Epidemics & Ecologies: Reading in the Time of COVID-19: A bibliography from WPI's William San Martín, Alexandra Vlachos and Graeme Wyn. The project mostly focuses on crucial pieces on the history of interspecies relations, human health, and ecological changes that can provide insights into the current pandemic. It's mostly coming from discussions in environmental history, but has integrated many contributions from anthropology, STS, environmental/medical humanities, and environmental studies.

Rapid Reviews: COVID-19

RR:C19 is a new open access, rapid-review overlay journal, from MIT Press and UC Berkeley, to combat misinformation in COVID-19 research.

AAAS/Science: Coronavirus: Research, Commentary, and News
The Science journals are striving to provide the best and most timely research, analysis, and news coverage of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. All content is free to access.

Videos

people with masks during COVID-19 crisis

The Next Pandemic - Narrated by Ian Watson, Produced by Ian Watson, In Quantum (Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Commercial, 2013)
-- In 1918, the Spanish flu killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. Now the search is on to find the early 20th Century virus in the hope that it might help mankind survive other deadly new strains.

Pandemic: A Horizon Guide - Produced by Louise Bourner, British Broadcasting Corporation, In Horizon, Season 46, Horizon Special (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2009)
-- From HIV to Smallpox, Sars to bird flu, infectious diseases are one of the biggest threats to human life, so what have we learnt over the years? Are we any closer to understanding viruses? And will we be prepared when the next one strikes?

Coronavirus: Race Against the Pandemic - (TVF International) (Copyright © 2020 MCN International Pte Ltd)
-- Where did this novel coronavirus come from? In what way was it manifesting itself in humans? How was it being spread? We uncover the vital questions scientists ask as they grapple to understand this new virus, and its potential threat.

Avian Flu: Preparing for the Pandemic -Directed by Alex Seaborne, Narrated by Richard Wilson, Produced by Alex Seaborne, Dick Bower, Richard Wilson, In Kill or Cure? (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010)
-- The world stands on the edge of a flu pandemic, according to the world’s leading experts. The results, they predict, will be catastrophic. Millions of deaths, economies and civil society in chaos, political life undermined or destroyed. A doomsday scenario!

Unseen Enemy - Directed by Janet Tobias, Performed by Dr. Larry Brilliant, Peter Piot, Laurie Garrett, Peter Sands, Heidi Larson, Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, Produced by Peter Klein, Janet Tobias, Vulcan Productions, CNN Films, Sierra/Tango Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2017)
-- Unseen Enemy examines why in the 21st century we are experiencing a rash of diseases that were once only outbreaks but have now become full - blown epidemics. Moving across the globe, you'll meet our characters: doctors, disease detectives, everyday men and women

T eaching the Science: Swine Flu - Produced by Cornucopia Productions Ltd, In Action! Teacher Video - UK/India, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2008), 14 minutes.
-- This program presents four top UK scientists in who are playing an international role in the battle against the Swine Flu pandemic threat. Our contributors answer a series of questions posed by our contributing science teachers, including "Why are young people at greater risk?"