id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-014541-2i0jga5v Breedlove, Byron The Exploding Aliveness of the World 2017-04-17 .txt text/plain 767 41 54 "The exploding aliveness of the world" that fuels artistic creativity also finds full expression in dynamic microscopic realms teeming with unfathomable numbers of viruses, bacteria, fungi, prions, and protozoa that lead to an incredible variety of pathologic consequences when infecting their hosts. Those influential reports-which represent the insights of Joshua Lederberg, Robert Shope, and their colleagues-from the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine) Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats offered far-reaching recommendations and galvanized support for research and public health action to address the challenges posed by new, emerging, and reemerging infectious diseases. The time and attention given to tending to our backyard gardens, our larger communities, our public health infrastructure, and our approach to addressing emerging infections will be apparent and on display when that inevitable exploding aliveness occurs. Emerging infections: microbial threats to health in the United States ./cache/cord-014541-2i0jga5v.txt ./txt/cord-014541-2i0jga5v.txt