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

By: Publisher: Washington : Island Press, 2004Description: xxvi, 236 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781610914659 (paperback : acidfree paper)
  • 1610914651 (paperback : acid-free paper)
Other title:
  • 7 modern plagues and how we are causing them
  • Seven modern plagues
  • 7 modern plagues
DDC classification:
  • 614.4/9 23
LOC classification:
  • RA649 .W26 2004
NLM classification:
  • WA 105
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RA649 .W26 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001336808

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.

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