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The story of a microbiologistxs remarkable career from identifying the Ebola virus to pioneering AIDS research and policy When Peter Piot was in medical school a professor warned xCTherexs no future in infectious diseases Theyxve all been solvedxD Fortunately Piot ignored him and the result has been an exceptional adventure-filled career In the s as a young man Piot was sent to Central Africa as part of a team tasked with identifying a grisly new virus Crossing into the quarantine zone on the most dangerous missions he studied local customs to determine how this diseasexthe Ebola virusxwas spreading Later Piot found himself in the field again when another mysterious epidemic broke out AIDS He traveled throughout Africa leading the first international AIDS initiatives there Then as founder and director of UNAIDS he negotiated policies with leaders from Fidel Castro to Thabo Mbeki and helped turn the tide of the epidemic Candid and engrossing No Time to Lose captures the urgency and excitement of being on the front lines in the fight against todayxs deadliest diseases.