Beasts of the earth animals, humans, and disease /
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| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
c2005.
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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 viewof history.