Six modern plagues and how we are causing them /

Discusses six new epidemics, exploring the connection between human changes to the natural environment and the appearance of West Nile virus, mad cow disease, HIV/AIDS, hantavirus, Lyme disease, a new strain of salmonella, and SARS.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walters, Mark Jerome
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2003.
Subjects:
Epidemiology > Popular works.
Environmental health > Popular works.
Human ecology > Popular works.
Epidemiology.
Environmental health.
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Épidémiologie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Écologie humaine > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Épidémiologie.
Hygiène du milieu.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
MEDICAL > Epidemiology.
Human ecology.
Environmental health > Popular works
Epidemiology > Popular works
Human ecology > Popular works
Popular Work
Popular works.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The darkside of progress : Mad cow disease
  • A chimp called Amandine : HIV/AIDS
  • The travels of antibiotic resistance : Salmonella DT104
  • Of old growth and arthritis : Lyme disease
  • A spring to die for : Hantavirus
  • A virus from the Nile.

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