Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them /
Walters, Mark Jerome,
Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them / 7 modern plagues and how we are causing them Seven modern plagues 7 modern plagues Mark Jerome Walters. - xxvi, 236 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-226) and index.
"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.
9781610914659 (paperback : acidfree paper) 1610914651 (paperback : acid-free paper)
2013031297
RA649 / .W26 2004
614.4/9
WA 105
Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them / 7 modern plagues and how we are causing them Seven modern plagues 7 modern plagues Mark Jerome Walters. - xxvi, 236 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-226) and index.
"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.
9781610914659 (paperback : acidfree paper) 1610914651 (paperback : acid-free paper)
2013031297
RA649 / .W26 2004
614.4/9
WA 105