W. W. Norton & Company No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses

"No time to lose" è un saggio, ma anche l'autobiografia di uno dei più grandi epidemiologi viventi. Che si rivela anche un grande scrittore. Appassionante. Coinvolgente

As someone who once filtered with the idea of a medical career but who instead was seduced by the mysteries to be solved in biomedical research I found Piot’s account of infectious disease research (Ebola and AIDS) timely in the age of covid. It’s both entertaining and educational, revealing the challenges of working in this dangerous world whilst beset by the difficulties of working with many national and international agencies too frequently too concerned with process rather than outcomes. The writing style is both amusing and witty but very much from the heart. Such a pity that some of the lessons learnt here are being relearned daily in the papers with covid.

Dr. Piot's book is a great account of his experience during the discovery of the Ebola virus and the HIV crisis when it first began. His accounts are sometimes sombering, other times humorous, and very interesting.

This is a fascinating, if scary, account of the race to find the source of the apocalyptic Ebola virus. Peter Piot has travelled to so many places researching some of the most deadly viruses known to mankind.I read the Hot Zone a long time ago, and it was terrifying, but I remember ,along with feeling great compassion for the poor souls who contracted such a horrific virus, I was lulled into a false sense of security thinking that awful as it is, it was highly unlikely to reach the Western World. How wrong can you be? This is a fast paced, thoroughly absorbing account of virology at it's most terrifying- a real page turner.

Ein excellentes Buch, nicht nur fuer medizinisch taetige. Der Anfang beschreibt die erste Ebola Epidemie und als ich es las war es als ob ich selber dabei war. Die Beschreibungen waren so lebensnah und wirklich. Im weiteren Verlauf bekommt man viele Einblicke in die Arbeit und Frustrationen der Organisationen die Entscheidungen ueber unser Leben hier in Afrika treffen. Ich lebe seit 25 Jahren in verschiedenen afrikanischen Laendern.