LEADER 04189nam 22006254a 450 001 9910783791703321 005 20230617035754.0 010 $a1-280-46282-5 010 $a9786610462827 010 $a0-8135-3789-4 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813537894 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246474 035 $a(EBL)979574 035 $a(OCoLC)804665106 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109427 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11130964 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109427 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10068751 035 $a(PQKB)11137439 035 $a(DNLM)101217760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC979574 035 $a(OCoLC)64187749 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21362 035 $a(DE-B1597)530189 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813537894 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL979574 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10114306 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46282 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246474 100 $a20040518d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeasts of the earth$b[electronic resource] $eanimals, humans, and disease /$fE. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-3571-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe smallest passengers on Noah's ark -- Heirloom infections: microbes before the advent of humans -- Humans as hunters: animal origins of bioterrorism -- Humans as farmers: microbes move into the home -- Humans as villagers: microbes in the promised land -- Humans as traders: microbes get passports -- Humans as pet-keepers: microbes move into the bedroom -- Humans as diners: mad cows and sane chickens -- Microbes from the modern food chain: lessons from SARS, influenza, and bird flu -- The coming plagues: lessons from AIDS, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease -- A four-footed viewof history. 330 $aHumans 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. 606 $aZoonoses$vPopular works 615 0$aZoonoses 676 $a616.9/59 700 $aTorrey$b E. Fuller$g(Edwin Fuller),$f1937-$01116018 701 $aYolken$b Robert H$01485834 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783791703321 996 $aBeasts of the earth$93705114 997 $aUNINA