Medical thriller
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A medical thriller is a type of thriller with major elements regarding medicine
, medical practice or surgery
. Examples of such works are The Third Pandemic
by Pierre Ouellette
, Safari
by Ahmed Khaled Towfik, works by Robin Cook, and the 2011 film Contagion
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Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, medical practice or surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
. Examples of such works are The Third Pandemic
The Third Pandemic
The Third Pandemic is a hard science fiction novel by Pierre Ouellette. It is more specifically a medical thriller with perspectives from both humans living with a virulent disease and from the virus's point of view.-External links:*...
by Pierre Ouellette
Pierre Ouellette
Pierre Ouellette is a science fiction author. He lives in Portland, Oregon. He wrote the science fiction thrillers The Deus Machine and The Third Pandemic . Writing under the name of Pierre Davis, his third novel A Breed Apart was published in 2009 by Bantam-Dell...
, Safari
Safari (novel)
Safari is the title of a series of books written by the Egyptian writer Ahmed Khaled Towfik. The main character is Dr. Alaa Abd El Azeem. The events of the series occurs in South Africa where Alaa faces different dangers...
by Ahmed Khaled Towfik, works by Robin Cook, and the 2011 film Contagion
Contagion (film)
Contagion is a 2011 American medical thriller disaster film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film has an ensemble cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Bryan Cranston. Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal...
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