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The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump from...

by Waltner-Toews, David | PB | Good
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781553652700
Subject Area
Health & Fitness, Medical
Publication Name
Chickens Fight Back : Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump from Animals to Humans
Publisher
Greystone Books LTD.
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Diseases / General
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
David Waltner-Toews
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Greystone Books LTD.
ISBN-10
1553652703
ISBN-13
9781553652700
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57002404

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Chickens Fight Back : Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump from Animals to Humans
Language
English
Subject
Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Diseases / General
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Health & Fitness, Medical
Author
David Waltner-Toews
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
David Waltner-Toews is a rare flower, a poet, philosopher and scientist with ancient Scheherazade's talents at storytelling and a scholar's knowledge of myth and history . . . How wonderful to be entertained by literature like this while being educated on a critical issue at the same time. -- Globe & Mail
TitleLeading
The
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
614.4/3
Synopsis
Emerging diseases like mad cow, SARS, and avian flu are for the moment, at least far more prevalent in animals than in humans. Still, the knowledge that measles, TB, and smallpox were at one time emerging diseases that eventually made a permanent, and quite deadly, jump to humans gives epidemiologists pause. This book examines the various groups of animal diseases, explains what attracts them to the human population from food to sex to living conditions and offers suggestions for keeping them at bay. It also points out that diseases must be looked at from an ecological, cultural, and economic point of view as well as from a biological standpoint. Cooking meat till its well done and slathering on insect repellent for a hike in the woods are effective preventative measures, but as the author notes, it s more important to fundamentally rethink humankind s place in the world.", Emerging diseases like mad cow, SARS, and avian flu are -- for the moment, at least -- far more prevalent in animals than in humans. Still, the knowledge that measles, TB, and smallpox were at one time "emerging" diseases that eventually made a permanent, and quite deadly, jump to humans gives epidemiologists pause. This book examines the various groups of animal diseases, explains what attracts them to the human population -- from food to sex to living conditions -- and offers suggestions for keeping them at bay. It also points out that diseases must be looked at from an ecological, cultural, and economic point of view as well as from a biological standpoint. Cooking meat till its well done and slathering on insect repellent for a hike in the woods are effective preventative measures, but as the author notes, it's more important to fundamentally rethink humankind's place in the world., Of pandemic panics, and scurrying beasties, of singing and flight, and things that go bump in the night...Authoritative yet entertaining, The Chickens Fight Back expertly guides us through pandemics, epidemics, and diseases of every feather and presents a thoughtful analysis of how to deal with them.

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