Publisher's Synopsis
The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika and a variety of lesser viruses have emerged almost annually. But what of the epidemiologists themselves? This book is an eclectic collection of commentaries, articles and interviews revealing the hidden-in-plain-sight truth behind the pandemic: Global capital drove the deforestation and development that exposed us to new pathogens.
