![]() ![]() It’s so full it's a rich book, both scary and full of answers both. Welcome, David.ĭAVID QUAMMEN: Thank you, Alberto, good to be here.ĪLBERTO RIOS: I'm excited to talk about this book. I'm your host Alberto Rios and we're joined today by best-selling author David Quammen talking about his most recent remarkable novel, "Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic." It's published by W.W. Piper Center for Creative Writing, serving writers and readers in the Phoenix metropolitan area, the state of Arizona and the world.ĪLBERTO RIOS: Welcome to "Books & Co.” Bienvenidos, todos. VOICEOVER: "Books & Co." is made possible by the Virginia G. Quammen’s book questions the role of humans in cases of spillover and whether there are any preventive measures that can be taken. These diseases that have spilled over from other species have caused pandemics and spread across the globe easily due to dense human populations and increased importation and exportation of infected livestock. ![]() ![]() He explains the origins of notable diseases that transfer from nonhuman animals to humans such as SARS, avian influenza, and AIDS. In his book Spillover, David Quammen tracks what could be the next deadly virus to infect humans. ![]()
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