Isbn: 9780813535715 - beasts of the earth: animals, humans, and disease (15 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Humans have lived in close proximity to other animals for thousands of years. Recent scientific studies have even shown that the presence of animals has a positive effect on our physical and mental health. People with pets typically have lower blood pressure, show fewer symptoms of depression, and tend to get more exercise. But there is a darker side to the relationship between animals and humans. Animals are carriers of harmful infectious agents and the source of a myriad of human diseases. In recent years, the emergence of high-profile illnesses such as AIDS, SARS, West Nile virus, and bird flu has drawn much public attention, but as E. Fuller Torrey and Robert H. Yolken reveal, the transfer of deadly microbes from animals to humans is neither a new nor an easily avoided problem. Beginning with the domestication of farm animals nearly 10,000 years ago, Beasts of the Earth traces the ways that human-animal contact has evolved over time. Today, shared living quarters, overlapping ecosystems, and experimental surgical practices where organs or tissues are transplanted from non-humans into humans continue to open new avenues for the transmission of infectious agents. Other changes in human behavior like increased air travel, automated food processing, and threats of bioterrorism are increasing the contagion factor by transporting microbes further distances and to larger populations in virtually no time at all. While the authors urge that a better understanding of past diseases may help us lessen the severity of some illnesses, they also warn that, given our increasingly crowded planet, it is not a question of if but when and how often animal-transmitted diseases will pose serious challenges to human health in the future.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 2005. Medicine, Natural History. Rutgers University Press. Very good boards with cloth spine and very good - fine dust jacket 189p. 9/24.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback in near fine condition with a near fine to fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine jacket. 189pages, index26 pages of notes, glossary and time line. W, humans, have lived with animals for centuries, but there is a darker side. Animals are carriers of harmful infectious agents and are the carriers of a myriad of human diseases. This is a small book and with all the notes , it is a quick way to get the history and the present situation of disease and its connection to animals.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Hard cover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 189 pages, 25 pages of notes, glossary. Animals help our lives but there is a darker side to this relationship. This book is a popular work. It explains the history, science, and future of these diseases that we can all understand. I read it and found it interesting and a bit scary.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 191 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean hardcover in very good condition with lightly bumped corners. Very good DJ in mylar cover with very light edge wear. INSCRIBED by the author and also includes two laid-in, signed letters.

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hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.