- Additional Authors
- Yolken, Robert H.
- Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 191 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Beasts of the earth (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Beasts of the earth (Online)
- Subject
- Zoonoses > Popular works
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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 viewof history.
- LCCN
- 2004011751
- OCLC
- ssj0000109427
- Author
Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
- Title
Beasts of the earth [electronic resource] : animals, humans, and disease / E. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken.
- Imprint
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Yolken, Robert H.