Centre To The Storm, A: Front-line Notes On The Sars Outbreak In Singapore

By (author) Poh Lian Lim

ISBN13: 9789811227752

Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 31/01/2026

Availability: Temporarily unavailable

Description
In 2003, a US-trained Malaysian infectious disease doctor moved from Seattle to Singapore with her husband and young family. She started work 3 weeks before the first SARS patient was admitted to the hospital which became Ground Zero for SARS in Singapore. This is a firsthand account of her experiences as a frontline doctor in a terrifying outbreak as a completely new virus swept through Singapore.This book tells the story of the healthcare workers and patients caught up in the SARS outbreak in Singapore, and distills medical and public insights from hard-won experience fighting a completely unknown virus, and successfully shutting down the first pandemic of the 21st century despite having no effective vaccines or antiviral medications.
  • Infectious & contagious diseases
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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