Behind The Mask: How The World Survived Sars, The First Epidemic Of The 21st Century

This exciting book tells the story of the recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak. Follow the SARS trail from rural China as it spreads to various places in the world. See how seemingly casual contacts help the disease spread like wildfire. Work alongside the many infectious disease specialists from health organizations around the world as they painstakingly trace the disease to its origins and simultaneously work on treatments-all the time knowing that each hour of delay allows the disease to spread even further.Tim Brookes is the author of 'Behind The Mask: How The World Survived Sars, The First Epidemic Of The 21st Century', published 2004 under ISBN 9780875530468 and ISBN 087553046X.