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1. How is the author Laurie Garrett described in the book's introduction and bio? Where did Garrett study? What are common themes in her works?

Laurie Garrett was born in Los Angeles, California, and researched The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance while working as a Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health. Garrett is a contributing writer for Newsday, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Omni, among others. Her writing centers on public health, disease, and disease awareness.

2. What is the central focus of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance? What is the author's message to the reader as established in the Preface and Introduction?

The Coming Plague is a warning of epidemics of worldwide proportion to come. Author Laurie Garrett uses modern diseases to raise the alarm for a global early warning system that could help save the world from infectious disease. An epidemic occurs when new cases of a certain disease substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience.

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