Soap and Water & Common Sense
The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, and Disease
The definitive guide to fighting coronaviruses, colds, flus, pandemics, and deadly diseases, from one of North America’s leading public health authorities, now updated with a new introduction on protecting yourself and others from COVID-19.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, a leading epidemiologist (microbe hunter) and public health doctor at the forefront of the fight against the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, has spent the better part of the last three decades chasing bugs all over the world — from Ebola in Uganda to polio in Pakistan, SARS in Toronto, and the H1N1 influenza outbreak across North America. Now she offers three simple rules to live by: wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough, and stay at home when you have a fever.
From viruses to bacteria to parasites and fungi, Dr. Henry takes us on a tour through the halls of Microbes Inc., providing up-to-date and accurate information on everything from the bugs we breathe, to the bugs we eat and drink, the bugs in our backyard, and beyond. Urgent and informative, Soap and Water & Common Sense is the definitive guide to staying healthy in a germ-filled world.
The definitive guide to fighting coronaviruses, colds, flus, pandemics, and deadly diseases, from one of North America’s leading public health authorities, now updated with a new introduction on protecting yourself and others from COVID-19.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, a leading epidemiologist (microbe hunter) and public health doctor at the forefront of the fight against the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, has spent the better part of the last three decades chasing bugs all over the world — from Ebola in Uganda to polio in Pakistan, SARS in Toronto, and the H1N1 influenza outbreak across North America. Now she offers three simple rules to live by: wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough, and stay at home when you have a fever.
From viruses to bacteria to parasites and fungi, Dr. Henry takes us on a tour through the halls of Microbes Inc., providing up-to-date and accurate information on everything from the bugs we breathe, to the bugs we eat and drink, the bugs in our backyard, and beyond. Urgent and informative, Soap and Water & Common Sense is the definitive guide to staying healthy in a germ-filled world.
| Published By | House of Anansi Press Inc — Mar 31, 2020 |
| Specifications | 288 pages | 5.25 in x 8 in |
| Keywords | isolation reads; quarantine; social distancing; world health organization; covid19; hand sanitizer; contagious diseases; fever; wuhan; illness; hysteria; anxiety; italy; recession; up to date; outbreak; symptoms; vaccine; treatment; john fluevog; biology; immunology; Index; Graphs; disinfectant wipes; clorox; lysol; Theresa Tam; Barbara Yaffe; Patricia Daly; Deena Hinshaw; doctors; nurses; home medicine; |
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| Written By | Dr. Bonnie Henry is a public health physician, a preventive medicine specialist, and an epidemiologist. She currently is the Director of Public Health Emergency Management at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. |
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| Dr. Bonnie Henry is a public health physician, a preventive medicine specialist, and an epidemiologist. She currently is the Director of Public Health Emergency Management at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. |
“Dr. Henry can deliver alarming news in a calm tone of voice, without relying on technical jargon; we pay attention, we absorb the news, but we don’t freak out. Treated like adults, we respond like adults . . . Those same communication skills are evident throughout [Soap and Water & Common Sense] . . . Henry writes clearly and concisely . . . Her narrative is full of surprising facts and bits of history.” —Tyee
PRAISE FOR DR. BONNIE HENRY AND SOAP AND WATER & COMMON SENSE:
National Bestseller
“Dr. Henry can deliver alarming news in a calm tone of voice, without relying on technical jargon; we pay attention, we absorb the news, but we don’t freak out. Treated like adults, we respond like adults … Those same communication skills are evident throughout [Soap and Water & Common Sense] … Henry writes clearly and concisely … Her narrative is full of surprising facts and bits of history.” — Tyee
PRAISE FOR DR. BONNIE HENRY:
“The public face of B.C.’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, offering daily updates in a soothing, measured voice.” — CBC
“One of the heroes amongst the countless doctors, nurses, first responders, and hospital workers.” — Daily Hive
“Seeing Henry’s leadership style on full display has been reassuring and, frankly, inspiring.” — CFJC Today
“With her constant presence and soothing voice, [Dr. Bonnie Henry] has mastered a balance between informing a public and keeping it calm … At a time when it seems politicians have to scream louder and assert their stance to be heard, Dr. Henry — or Dr. Bonnie as people call her — shows that confronting people’s anxieties with honest information, as it changes and even reverses, is what the public wants.” — Christian Science Monitor