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<H1>Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching -- Humane Society Press Shopping Cart</H1> $19.95 -- by Michael Greger, M.D. <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/hsus/images/birdflu%20100%20pixel%20cover.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching" NAME="Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> From age-old scourges such as smallpox and tuberculosis to emerging threats like AIDS and SARS, our interactions with animals have always played a pivotal role as a source of human disease. Bird flu is the latest such menace coming home to roost. Leading public health authorities now predict as inevitable a pandemic of influenza, triggered by bird flu and expected to lead to millions of deaths around the globe. The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck virus into a killer? In BIRD FLU: A VIRUS OF OUR OWN HATCHING, Dr. Michael Greger traces the human role in the evolution of this virus, whose humble beginnings belie its transformation into a killer mutant strain with the potential to become as ferocious as Ebola and as contagious as the common cold. In the face of the coming pandemic, Dr. Greger reveals what we can do to protect our families and what human society to can do to reduce the likelihood of such catastrophes in the future. Amid the growing panic surrounding this issue, Dr. Greger takes a sobering look at a deadly cycle and offers a solution to ending it. Offered at a special HSUS discount price of $19.95 ($30.00 SRP). ISBN 1-590056-098-1 464 pages 6" x 9", Hardcover Published by Lantern Books Publication Date: November 2006 “A brilliant and captivating book, meticulously researched, beautifully and engagingly written with wit and grace, and argued with relentless logic. In addition to providing practical take-home tips for protecting oneself from the flu, the author elegantly demonstrates that the evolution of the devastating influenza virus, as well as that of numerous other zoonotic pathogens, stems directly from the proliferation of confinement agricultural systems. Every person concerned about human and animal health and welfare, self-preservation, and justice should read this book.”—Bernard Rollin, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, Colorado State University "This book paints a global picture of how the mild bird flu in poultry developed into a devastating disaster in humans and details how we prepare, survive, and prevent future influenza pandemics....Greger’s superb story-telling ability makes every page of the book interesting and fascinating for both specialist and layperson." —Virology Journal 2007 (4): 38 <LI>SKU: 43800088 Category: <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/hsus/Category11" TITLE="Other Products">Other Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/hsus" TITLE="Humane Society Press Products">Humane Society Press Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.hsus.org">Humane Society Press</A> Humane Society Press <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal