Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
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Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them by Mark Jerome Walters
In Six Modern Plagues, 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 exacerhate their creation and spread. Only if we learn to recognize our role in these outbreaks, or, "eco-demics," can we take measures to diffuse their power. For the new paperback edition, Walters has updated information on the recent bird flu epidemic.
Mark Jerome Walters is a professor of journalism and media studies at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. The author of two previous books and many articles, he was trained as a veterinarian as well as a journalist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781559637145 |
| ISBN 10 | 1559637145 |
| Title | Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them |
| Author | Mark Jerome Walters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Island Press |
| Year published | 2004-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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