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1 online resource (xxvi, 236 pages) |
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text file PDF |
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polychrome |
| Note |
Previous editions titled as "Six modern plagues and how we are causing them." |
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"First Island Press cloth edition, September 2003; First Island Press paperback edition, August 2004"--Title page verso. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Dark Side of Progress: Mad Cow Disease -- 2. A Chimp Called Amandine: HIV/AIDS -- 3. The Travels of Antibiotic Resistance: Salmonella DT104 53 -- 4. Of Old Growth and Arthritis: Lyme Disease -- 5. A Spring to Die For: Hantavirus -- 6. A Virus from the Nile -- 7. Birds, Pigs, and People: The Rise of Pandemic Flus -- Epilogue: MERS-CoV and Beyond -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Epidemiology -- Popular works.
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Epidemiology. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Subject |
Human ecology -- Popular works.
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Human ecology. |
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Environmental health -- Popular works.
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Environmental health. |
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Disease Outbreaks. |
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Epidemics. |
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Environmental Health. |
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Popular Work.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
7 modern plagues and how we are causing them |
| Spine Title |
Seven modern plagues |
| Added Title |
7 modern plagues |
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Six modern plagues and how we are causing them.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Walters, Mark Jerome, author. Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them 9781610914659 (DLC) 2013031297 (OCoLC)855332911 |
| ISBN |
9781610914666 (electronic book) |
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161091466X (electronic book) |
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9781610914659 |
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1610914651 |
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9781597264259 |
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1597264253 |
| Standard No. |
10.5822/978-1-61091-466-6 |
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