Download or read book Twenty-First Century Plague written by Thomas Abraham and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-05-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the emergence of SARS, in the process examining the global politics and economics of disease. It provides the first behind-the-scenes account of how the global battle against SARS was fought and the incredible research efforts that finally led to identification of the virus.