Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them [electronic resource] / Mark Jerome Walters.
2014
RA649 .W258 2014eb
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Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them [electronic resource] / Mark Jerome Walters.
ISBN
9781610914666 electronic book
161091466X electronic book
9781610914659
1610914651
161091466X electronic book
9781610914659
1610914651
Published
Washington : Island Press, [2014]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxvi, 236 pages)
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RA649 .W258 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
614.4/9
Summary
"According to veterinarian and journalist Mark Walters, we are contributing to--if not overtly causing--some of the scariest epidemics of our time. Through human stories and cutting-edge science, Walters explores the origins of seven diseases: Mad Cow Disease, HIV/AIDS, Salmonella DT104, Lyme Disease, Hantavirus, West Nile, and new strains of flu. He shows that they originate from manipulation of the environment, from emitting carbon and clear-cutting forests to feeding naturally herbivorous cows "recycled animal protein." Readers will both learn how today's plagues first developed and discover patterns that could help prevent the diseases of tomorrow"--Provided by publisher.
Note
Previous editions titled as "Six modern plagues and how we are causing them."
"First Island Press cloth edition, September 2003; First Island Press paperback edition, August 2004"--Title page verso.
"First Island Press cloth edition, September 2003; First Island Press paperback edition, August 2004"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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