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Michael T. Osterholm

Born

in Waukon, Iowa., The United States

March 10, 1953

Website

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/about-us/cidrap-staf...

Genre

Nonfiction, Epidemiology, Science

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Michael Thomas Osterholm (born March 10, 1953) is an American epidemiologist, regents professor, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

Osterholm graduated from Luther College in 1975 with a B.A. in biology and political science. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental health and his M.P.H. in epidemiology from the University of Minnesota.

Osterholm has received honorary doctorates from Luther College and Des Moines University, and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. His other honors include the Pumphandle Award from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; the Charles C. Shepard Science Award from the CDC; the Harvey ...more

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	Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs by Michael T. Osterholm, Mark Olshaker 4.33 avg rating — 3,450 ratings — published 2017 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big One: How To Prepare for World-Altering Pandemics to Come by Michael T. Osterholm, Mark Olshaker 4.01 avg rating — 195 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Terrors: What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe by Michael T. Osterholm, John Schwartz 3.71 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Microbes: The Life-Changing Story of Germs by Phillip K. Peterson, Michael T. Osterholm (Foreword) 3.88 avg rating — 94 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Pandemic: Why the World Was Not Prepared for COVID-19 by Foreign Affairs Magazine, Michael T. Osterholm, Mark Olshaker 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EMERGING INFECTIONS: Introduction to a three-article symposium it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infectious Diseases in Child Day Care: Management and Prevention 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UNPREPARED FOR A PANDEMIC 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A wicked strain: the projected number of U.S. deaths as a result of an influenza pandemic is more than 1.7 million over an 18-month period. Nearly ... RISKS): An article from: Risk & Insurance by Michael T. Osterholm, Erik Rasmussen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Mother Nature is the greatest bioterrorist of them all, with no financial limitations or ethical compunctions.”
― michael t. osterholm, Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs

tags: bioterrorism, ethics, nature

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“Like Abraham Lincoln, I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.”
― Michael T. Osterholm, Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs

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“In any pandemic, effective leadership is critical, and the first responsibility of the president or the head of any nation is to offer accurate and up-to-date information, provided by public health experts, not agenda-oriented political operatives.”
― Michael T. Osterholm, Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs

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