The book series helps readers better understand the epidemic

In the face of unpredictable developments of the health crisis called Covid-19, the following books will be really helpful to readers.
With the desire to accompany in the fight against the epidemic, Omega+ introduces the book series Understanding the epidemic – provides a clearer view of diseases and pandemics so far. Thereby helping readers to reduce anxiety and equip themselves with basic knowledge about disease prevention and control to better protect themselves.

Disease – The most dangerous enemy: An extremely practical book by two authors Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker. This is a work written on infectious diseases and pandemics in today’s era from the perspective of epidemiologists, synthesized from the process of observing and studying pandemics, as well as the development of policies. book against prominent modern public health problems. With 21 chapters presented in a fairly brief manner, always focusing on the most dangerous enemies, with a way of exploiting information related to that dangerous enemy with classic questions: Who ( who), What (what), When (when), Where (where), and Why (why) and the word How (how). The authors lead us as detectives investigate a case throughout more than 400 pages of books, by learning about the typical epidemics that have affected humanity throughout history to the present day. such as the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the plague in London, the SARS epidemic in Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries with the most urgent risks and challenges, thereby proposing measures that can solve these problems. problems of humanity. Origins of Diseases – Animals, Humans and the Next Global Pandemic: Is a masterpiece that attracts the world’s media by author David Quammen, providing a scientific perspective on pathogens that cause diseases in animals, and sometimes transmitted to humans. In the book, the author weaves a special story, a detective novel with different but also very real killers. They are viruses, bacteria and protozoa that cause disease in animals, but sometimes, they change their target and jump to humans. The emergence of zoonotic diseases – pathogens that reach us from other species – is nothing new but is on the rise, and Quammen seeks to find the reasons behind this phenomenon. the same image in the final chapter of the book: the huge human population, along with the enormous amount of livestock, the destruction of natural habitats, the disrupted ecosystems – things that are absolutely possible. can turn into a debate about nature’s revenge on humanity. Immune system – Discover the body’s self-healing mechanism: In the book Immune system , leading immunologist Daniel M.Davis has likened that, studying the immune system in the human body is like studying the stars and galaxies in our universe. The author gives us an overview of the big picture of the immune system, along with stories about the journey to discover pieces of that picture. The book is divided into two parts. The first part explains the basic concepts of resistance, and tells the journey to explore the cells and complex mechanisms in the immune system. The second part discusses modern research on how different agents affect our immune system. Diagnosis of Covid-19 with Eastern and Western medicine: The book gives readers a first-hand view of the disease by approaching the disease from many aspects, including: clinical features, incubation and disease mechanisms, source and mode of transmission, criteria and diagnostic procedures. diagnosis and progression of the disease worldwide. According to the two authors, the highlight of Western medicine is the treatment with antiviral drugs and antibiotics, immunotherapy drugs, drugs that modulate the intestinal ecosystem, the use of plasma from already healthy patients, the application of Continuous extra-renal dialysis… However, the book also highlights the advantages of Oriental medicine in the way of prevention, diagnosis and recovery, based on the author’s practical experience when working in field hospitals and other medical institutions. Clinical research on oriental medicine. From detailed advice on living habits, herbal remedies combined with acupressure or acupuncture to gentle exercises, all of which help “prevent disease even when there is no disease, support qi to ward off disease”. Guns, Germs and Steel – The Destiny of Human Societies : The work won the Pulitzer Prize. This is a classic book about 13,000 years of human development. The book explains how Eurasian civilizations (including North Africa) survived and conquered other civilizations, while disproving theories of the domination of other civilizations. Eurasian civilization was based on intellectual, moral or genetic superiority. Jared Diamond argues that differences in power and technology between human societies are rooted in environmental differences, in which this difference is magnified. Thereby, he explains why Western Europe, not other civilizations in the Eurasian world like China, became the dominant forces. Although this book is ultimately about history and prehistory, its subject matter is not only of academic value but also of great practical and political importance. The history of interactions between different peoples is what has shaped the modern world through conquest, infectious disease, and genocide. Those conflicts produced lasting effects that, after centuries, are still actively ongoing in some of the world’s most problematic regions today.