Sledgehammer - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0977138704 ISBN 13 : 9780977138708

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In Sledgehammer, Max Kroose, an intuitive emergency room physician, suspects that a case of smallpox has presented itself on his watch in the emergency room. The atypical case of smallpox is harder to identify and more lethal than the natural occurring smallpox virus.Armed with only a hunch, Dr. Kroose must watch precious times pass, as the risk of danger for him and his staff becomes more and more eventual. Kroose must attempt to convince a disbelieving hospital administrator and the public health system of the insidious presentation of this long dead disease-and the need to vaccinate the American public.Only with the help of his mentor, Glen Hamilton-a top-level researcher at a classified bioweapons center-is the looming epidemic arrested, but tragically not before the horror of smallpox is once again unleashed over the face of the world.And so this story begs the question of how vulnerable the world may well be one day when such an attack occurs. Should vaccinations be given?

Biographie de l'auteur

Paulo J. Reyes was born in the San Joaquin valley and grew up in the foothills of the Sierras. He attended the UCSF School of Medicine where he obtained his MD. He subsequently trained at UCLA and has practiced ER medicine since that time. His experience in many emergency rooms has given him insight and understanding into contemporary health issues in the mind of the American public. He is the author of Health-Care Reform or Redistribution of Cost? and has also co-written another novel near completion, Virulence. He resides in Los Angeles where he continues to practice medicine.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0977138704
• ISBN 13: 9780977138708
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible