\"The book \"It\'s Contagious\" will be your guide in the bizarre microscopic world of pathogens - you will learn how they live, grow, change humanity and what we can do to stop their spread. So why are you waiting? Take a step into the world of pathogens. Just don\'t don\'t forget to wash your hands first! Self-proclaimed epidemiologic detective Jennifer Gardy, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the British Columbia Center for Disease Control and Associate Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, lives in the Canadian city Vancouver with one music, many animals and countless microbes. Teaches, gives public lectures, conducts scientific research, and participates in the creation of documentaries for the CBC and Discovery Channel Canada. You are holding in your hands her first children\'s book