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Beasts of the earth animals, humans, and disease
Title
Beasts of the earth [electronic resource] : animals, humans, and disease / E. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken.
ISBN
0813537894
9780813537894
0813535719 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813535715
Published
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013)
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 191 p. :) ill. ;
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - UPCC Archive Complete Supplement.
Project MUSE - UPCC Archive Ecology and Evolution Foundation.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 18, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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