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Diseases Fr Outer Space (2nd Ed)

by Wickramasinghe Nalin Chandra

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Panspermia and the origins of disease

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Panspermia and the origins of disease

In this revised and expanded edition, N. Chandra Wickramasinghe applies the theory of cometary panspermia to the origins of epidemic disease. The book examines historical and modern plagues through the lens of the author’s argument that extraterrestrial bacteria and viruses are responsible for ongoing pandemics. Its subject sits at the intersection of astrobiology and disease history, presenting a contested explanation for pandemics rather than a general survey of their causes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in panspermia and astrobiology
  • Those exploring unconventional theories about epidemic disease

Themes

Cometary panspermiaAstrobiologyEpidemic diseaseHistorical and modern plagues

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Book overview

The first edition of the monumental book Diseases from Space by Sir Fred Hoyle and N Chandra Wickramasinghe appeared some 40 years ago, encapsulating the key principles of Panspermia, and it has been the guiding principle in the new scientific field of Astrobiology.

This latest edition, revised and expanded by Chandra Wickamasinghe, continues to describe the consequences of the theory of cometary panspermia that relate to the origins of epidemic disease. Available data on historic and modern plagues are analysed to show that extraterrestrial bacteria and viruses are the cause of ongoing pandemics of diseases.

Adherence to an inappropriate and obsolete theory of pandemics could put in jeopardy the economic well-being of the entire world, perhaps even threatening the continued existence of our civilization.

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