Seven Modern Plagues And How We Are Causing Them

Name: Seven Modern Plagues And How We Are Causing Them
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ISBN: 9781610914659

ISBN-10: 1610914651

ISBN-13: 9781610914659

Edition: 2nd 2014

Authors: Mark Jerome Walters

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Every time we sneeze, there seems to be a new form of flu: bird flu, swine flu, Spanish flu, Hong Kong flu, H5N1, and most recently, H5N7. While these diseases appear to emerge from thin air, in fact, human activity is driving them. And the problem is not just flu, but a series of rapidly evolving and dangerous modern plagues. 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…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 12/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English