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Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them, Mark Jerome Walters

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Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them, Mark Jerome Walters

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-226) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

855332911

Responsibility statement

Mark Jerome Walters

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

Table Of Contents

The dark side of progress: Mad Cow disease -- A chimp called Amandine: HIV/AIDS -- The travels of antibiotic resistance: salmonella DT104 -- Of old growth and arthritis: Lyme disease -- A spring to die for: hantavirus -- A virus from the Nile -- Birds, pigs, people: the rise of pandemic flus -- Epilogue: MERS-CoV and beyond

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