Beasts of the earth : animals, humans, and disease /
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| Author / Creator: | Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937- |
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| Imprint: | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. |
| Description: | xii, 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6371630 |
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 view of history.
