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Paperback, 2001
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Paperback, 2001
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Because i'm a doctor who specializes in infectious diseases I know the particular geography of the body under siege. I've seen the way tissue killed by gas-producing bacteria crackles under the finger like a ball of cellophane. I know the smell of a staph infection and how to see the gaps that tell me there's a parasite living in your brain. Often I work like a detective, sifting through the evidence other doctors give me -- patients' symptoms, lab tests and where they went on vacation. I examine them like a crime scene looking for clues. We live with the illusion that technology has put a safety zone between us and the diseases, but we are all vulnerable.
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