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And the waters turned to blood

the ultimate biological threat

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An edition of And the waters turned to blood (1997)

And the waters turned to blood

the ultimate biological threat

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It seems to be part science fiction, part murder mystery. But it is not a work of the imagination. It's real, and it's true. First, beginning in the 1980s, in the estuaries of North Carolina, there were dead fish by the thousands, stripped to the bone. Then the fishermen were attacked, afflicted by open sores that would not heal.

Only when the scientists studying the microscopic monster responsible for these incidents began to suffer from health effects that were mistaken for Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis did state officials reluctantly concede that they might be confronting a terrifying new plague upon our waters. Then, rather than investigating, they went after the messenger.

Now, all along the eastern United States seacoast, a mysterious and deadly aquatic organism named Pfiesteria piscicida - scientists call it "the cell from hell" - threatens to unleash an environmental nightmare and human tragedy of catastrophic proportions. In his dramatic and shocking new book, Rodney Barker tells the full and terrifying story of a microorganism far closer to home than the Ebola virus and equally frightening.

At the very center of his narrative is the heroic effort of Dr. JoAnn Burkholder and her colleagues, embattled and dedicated scientists confronting medical, political, and corporate powers to understand and conquer this new scourge before it claims more victims.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
346

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Cover of: And the waters turned to blood
And the waters turned to blood: the ultimate biological threat
1998, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: And the waters turned to blood
And the waters turned to blood: the ultimate biological threat
1997, Simon & Schuster
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
615.9/52987
Library of Congress
RA1242.M34 B37 1997, RA1242.M34B37 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
346 p. :
Number of pages
346

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL655071M
Internet Archive
andwatersturnedt00bark_0
ISBN 10
0684831260
LCCN
97000086
OCLC/WorldCat
36252765
Library Thing
173821
Goodreads
3307123

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