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Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them by Mark Jerome Walters (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIsland Press
ISBN-101559637145
ISBN-139781559637145
eBay Product ID (ePID)30875445
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameSix Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Epidemiology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Science, Medical
AuthorMark Jerome Walters
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-015137
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal614.4
Table Of ContentIntroductionChapter 1. The Dark Side of Progress: Mad Cow DiseaseChapter 2. A Chimp Called Amandine: HIV/AIDSChapter 3. The Travels of Antibiotic Resistance: Salmonella DT104Chapter 4. Of Old Growth and Arthritis: Lyme Disease Chapter 5. A Spring to Die For: HantavirusChapter 6. A Virus from the Nile Epilogue: SARS and BeyondNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex
SynopsisMad cow disease, HIV/AIDS, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Hantavirus, Salmonella DT104 -- these terrifying diseases have emerged in recent years, threatening human health and challenging medical authorities. They are also the diseases that Mark Jerome Walters brilliantly uses to spotlight the connections between new epidemics and human changes to the natural environment. Now with updated discussions of both SARS and bird flu, Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them not only reveals the fascinating human story behind each of these "eco-demics," but also hints at the steps that must be taken to slow their spread. Book jacket., West Nile Virus -- Mad Cow Disease -- HIV/AIDS -- Hantavirus -- Lyme Disease ... and a new strain of Salmonella. Such modern epidemics have emerged over the past few decades as mysterious, yet significant risks to human health. These ""plagues"" are forcing us to modify our lifestyles in ways that minimize our chances of becoming a statistic in ......, Mark Jerome Walters elucidates the surprising connections between human-induced changes to the natural environment and recent epidemics, including West Nile virus, mad cow disease, HIV/AIDS. Lyme disease, and SARS. According to Walters, we are not only victims of these emerging diseases; we are helping exacerbate their creation and spread., West Nile Virus -- Mad Cow Disease -- HIV/AIDS -- Hantavirus -- Lyme Disease ... and a new strain of Salmonella. Such modern epidemics have emerged over the past few decades as mysterious, yet significant risks to human health. These ""plagues"" are forcing us to modify our lifestyles in ways that minimize our chances of becoming a statistic in the latest tally of the afflicted.In Six Modern Plagues, Mark Jerome Walters offers us the first book for the general reader that connects these emerging health risks and their ecological origins. Drawing on new research, interviews, and his own investigations, Mark Jerome Walters weaves together a compelling argument: that changes humans have made to the environment, from warming the climate to clearing the forests, have contributed to, if not caused a rising tide of diseases that are afflicting humans and many other species.According to Mark Jerome Walters, humans are not always innocent bystanders to infectious disease. To the contrary, in the case of many modern epidemics, we are the instigators. Six Modern Plagues, a ground-breaking introduction to the connection between disease and environmental degradation should be read by all those interested in their health and the health of others.
LC Classification NumberRB151
