The Perfect Predator: A Scientist's Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir

by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson

Book Overview

A "fascinating and terrifying" memoir of one woman's extraordinary effort to save her husband's life (Scientific American) -- and the discovery of a forgotten cure that has the potential to save millions more.
Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first seemed like a case of food poisoning quickly turned critical,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316418080
• ISBN13: 9780316418089
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Really excellent.

Fascinating and informative while being incredibly interesting and "readable" for individuals without a medical background.