On pandemics : deadly diseases from bubonic plague to coronavirus / David Waltner-Toews.
By: Waltner-Toews, David [author.].
Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, ©2020Edition: Second edition.Description: 262 p.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781771648110.Uniform titles: Chickens fight back. Subject(s): Zoonoses | Epidemics | Animals as carriers of diseaseGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally published as: The chickens fight back : pandemic panics and deadly diseases that jump from animals to humans / David Waltner-Toews. Greystone Books : Vancouver, ©2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. An Introduction to the Second Edition -- 2. Threats, Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics: A Primer -- 3. Zoonoses and Diseases People Get from Other Animals -- 4. Plagues, Rats, and the Perfection of Fleas -- 5. Lyme, with a Twist -- 6. Biting Flies, Kissing Bugs, and Sleeping Sickness -- 7. Western Equine Encephalitis, Television, and Air Conditioning -- 8. West Nile Virus and the St. Louis Blues -- 9. The Chickens Fight Back, with Ducks -- 10. Queens of the South: Nipah, SARS-COV, and SARS-COV-2.
11. Rats, Bats, and Monkeys: Lassa, Ebola, and Marburg -- 12. Splashing through Rat Piss: Leptospires and Hantaviruses -- 13. All the Rage -- 14. Abortion in the Sandbox and Other Pet Problems -- 15. Poker Players' Pneumonia -- 16. Bang's Disease and the White Plague -- 17. Dog Parasites in the Land of the Gods -- 18. Stories for the InterPandemic -- Selected Readings -- Acknowledgments for the second edition -- Index -- Copyright Page.
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