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Beasts of the earth : animals, humans, and disease /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Other Authors: Yolken, Robert H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Disease Transmission, Infectious > Popular Works.
Disease Outbreaks > Popular Works.
Zoonoses > Popular Works.
Zoonoses > Popular works.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The smallest passengers on Noah's ark
  • Heirloom infections: microbes before the advent of humans
  • Humans as hunters: animal origins of bioterrorism
  • Humans as farmers: microbes move into the home
  • Humans as villagers: microbes in the promised land
  • Humans as traders: microbes get passports
  • Humans as pet-keepers: microbes move into the bedroom
  • Humans as diners: mad cows and sane chickens
  • Microbes from the modern food chain: lessons from SARS, influenza, and bird flu
  • The coming plagues: lessons from AIDS, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease
  • A four-footed viewof history.