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Behind the Mask
How the World Survived SARS, the First Epidemic of the Twenty-First Century

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tells the story of SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the first true epidemic of the 21st century. It follows the beginnings of this epidemic from the point of view of the virus-hunters as well as of those most affected.