Diseases from outer space : our cosmic destiny / Chandra Wickramasinghe, University of Buckingham, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wickramasinghe, Chandra, 1939- author.

Standardized Title:

Diseases from space

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space medicine.

Communicable diseases--Etiology.

Communicable diseases.

Diseases--Causes and theories of causation.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

xiii, 237 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2020]

Summary:

"The first edition of the monumental book by Sir Fred Hoyle and N Chandra Wickramasinghe appeared some 40 years ago, encapsulating the key principles of Panspermia, and it has been the guiding principle in the new scientific field of Astrobiology. This latest edition continues to describe the consequences of the theory of cometary panspermia that relate to the origins of epidemic disease. Available data on historic and modern plagues are analysed to show that extraterrestrial bacteria and viruses are the cause of ongoing pandemics of diseases. Adherence to an inappropriate and obsolete theory of pandemics could put in jeopardy the economic well-being of the entire world, perhaps even threatening the continued existence of our civilization"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Descent from Space

2. Pathogenic Invaders

3. The Viral Connection

4. History of a Disease

5. Spread of a Virus

6. Anatomy of an Epidemic

7. Isolation and Pandemics

8. Plagues Past and Present

9. Disease Against Mankind

10. Viruses and Evolution

11. Diseases from Space.

Notes:

Revised edition of: Diseases from space / Fred Hoyle, Chandra Wickramasinghe by Harper & Row, 1980.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789811222122

9811222126

OCLC:

1160016818