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Beasts of the Earth

Animals, Humans, and Disease

Beasts of the Earth( )
Author: Torrey, E. Fuller
Yolken, Robert H.
ISBN:978-0-8135-7143-0
Publication Date:Sep 2014
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $31.95USD $38.95
Book Description:

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,...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Medical / Infection Control
Medical / Epidemiology
Medical / Infectious Diseases
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.59 Inches
Book Weight:1.06 Pounds



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