Spillover : animal infections and the next human pandemic
Title:
Spillover : animal infections and the next human pandemic
Author:
Quammen, David, 1948-
ISBN:
9780393346619
Publication Information:
New York [etc.] : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012
Physical Description:
587 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic. The author illuminates the dynamics of Ebola, SARS, bird flu, Lyme disease, and other emerging threats and tells the story of AIDS and its origins as it has never before been told.
Subject:
| Animals as carriers of disease |
| Zoonoses |
| Communicable diseases in animals |
Summary:
Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic. The author illuminates the dynamics of Ebola, SARS, bird flu, Lyme disease, and other emerging threats and tells the story of AIDS and its origins as it has never before been told.