A cautionary study of drug-resistant disease cites indiscriminate antibiotic usage, global ecosystem disruption, and shortsighted approaches to disease control as the direct cause of emerging resistant diseases. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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A must-read for anyone concerned about their health, the health of their loved ones, and the future of humanity. An authoritative, accessible, and extremely well-documented examination of the evolutionary arms race between human medicine and genetically-crafty microbes.
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Lappe argues that viruses are capable of rapid evolution, which allows them to overcome antibiotics, and that humanity's disruption of ecosystems threatens to unleash new viruses.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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coming plague revisited,
By amilner@ufl.edu (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SC-Breakout (Paperback)
I felt that this book didn't say much that wasn't in Garrett's book, but it was a bit more concise. I can't really see why Garrett would offer her support of the book given that they seem to overlap so much. Overall it was an insightful look at the role of evolution in medical practice.as a side note: Why does the cover art look like a shattered Star of David. Is this some sort of subliminal message? If anyone has any answers e-mail me at amilner@ufl.edu
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