TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walters,Mark Jerome
TI  - Seven modern plagues and how we are causing them
SN  - 9781610914659 (paperback : acidfree paper)
AV  - RA649 .W26 2004
U1  - 614.4/9 23
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Washington
PB  - Island Press
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-226) and index
N2  - "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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