Spillover : animal infections and the next human pandemic
题名:
Spillover : animal infections and the next human pandemic
著者:
Quammen, David, 1948-
ISBN:
9780393346619
出版信息:
New York [etc.] : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012
规格:
587 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
一般附注:
Includes bibliographical references and index
摘要:
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.
主题:
| Animals as carriers of disease |
| Zoonoses |
| Communicable diseases in animals |
摘要:
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.