Study Guide: Spillover by David Quammen (Unabridged‪)‬

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Interspersing studies of medical mysteries with accounts of his own travels and meetings with experts, author David Quammen explores the emergence and potentially catastrophic consequences of zoonotic disease (illnesses humans acquire from animals). 

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