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104352On Pandemicshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/on-pandemics-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1507578/126595ea-e631-4f8a-89c5-e7e83ba35343.jpg?v=638338255405230000318318MXNGreystone BooksInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>Containing important information about the coronavirus, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer on pandemics, epidemics, and the panics they ignite around the world also shares solutions for a safer, healthier future.</strong></p><p>A quiet little gem of understanding in a cacophony of panic and fear.<br /><em><strong>Quill & Quire</strong></em>, STARRED review</p><p>Authored by a leading epidemiologist, this engrossing book answers our questions about animal diseases that jump to humanscalled zoonosesincluding what attracts them to humans, why they have become more common in recent history, and how we can keep them at bay.</p><p>Almost all pandemics and epidemics have been caused by diseases that come to us from animals, including SARS, Ebola, andnowCovid-19. Epidemiologist, veterinarian, and ecosystem health specialist, David Waltner-Toews, gathers the latest research to profile dozens of illnesses in <em>On Pandemics</em>. Chapters are broken into short, dynamic explainers, each one tackling a different disease. Readers will discover:</p><ul><li>Why zoonotic diseases jump from animals to humansand why some decide to stick around for good.</li><li>How governments have responded to pandemics and epidemics throughout history, for better or for worse.</li><li><strong>The role of climate change, industrialized farming, cultural practices, biodiversity loss, and globalization in making these diseases not only possible, but inevitable outcomes of our modern lifestyles.</strong></li></ul><p>Coronaviruses, such as those that cause SARS and Covid-19, have likely made bats their home for centuries. Until SARS came along, we didnt know they were there, nor do we know how many other death-dealing viruses might be living undetected in wildlife. <em>On Pandemics</em> shows the greater impact of animal-borne diseases on our world, and encourages us to re-examine our role in pandemics, if not for our own health, then for the health of our planet.</p><p>Published originally in 2007 as <em>The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases that Jump from Animals to Humans</em>, this book has been updated in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Waltner-Toews makes truly entertaining reading.<br /><em><strong>Globe and Mail</strong></em></p><p>A page-turner presented with irreverent humour and many hair-raising anecdotes.<br /><em><strong>Vitality Magazine</strong></em></p>...103417On Pandemics318318https://www.gandhi.com.mx/on-pandemics-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1507578/126595ea-e631-4f8a-89c5-e7e83ba35343.jpg?v=638338255405230000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20209781771648134_W3siaWQiOiIwYTg5ZWY4YS04ZGFmLTRkY2QtYmJlZC00NjM5N2RhNjM2NzQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjMzMSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MzMxLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNi0xNFQyMTowMDowMFoiLCJ0byI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMzBUMjM6NTk6NTlaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNFbGlnaWJsZUZvckNyZWRpdFRyaWFsIjpmYWxzZX0seyJpZCI6ImIyNzMyYmZlLWRiMjItNDc2Yi05Mzc1LTQ4OTJlNzNhYWMzMyIsImxpc3RQcmljZSI6MzE4LCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjozMTgsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2UsImlzRWxpZ2libGVGb3JDcmVkaXRUcmlhbCI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781771648134_<p>A timely primer on pandemics that come to us via the animal kingdom</p><p>Updated throughout (from the original version <em>The Chickens Fight Back</em> with a new introduction and expanded chapter on the COVID-19 pandemic; an extended discussion of how we approach zoonoses, epidemics, and pandemics in light of COVID-19; and current information on each disease covered in the book.</p>(*_*)9781771648134_<p>A timely primer on pandemics that come to us via the animal kingdom</p><p>Updated throughout (from the original version <em>The Chickens Fight Back</em> with a new introduction and expanded chapter on the COVID-19 pandemic; an extended discussion of how we approach zoonoses, epidemics, and pandemics in light of COVID-19; and current information on each disease covered in the book."</p>...(*_*)9781771648134_<p><strong>Containing important information about the coronavirus, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer on pandemics, epidemics, and the panics they ignite around the world also shares solutions for a safer, healthier future.</strong></p><p>A quiet little gem of understanding in a cacophony of panic and fear.<br /><em><strong>Quill & Quire</strong></em>, STARRED review</p><p>Authored by a leading epidemiologist, this engrossing book answers our questions about animal diseases that jump to humanscalled zoonosesincluding what attracts them to humans, why they have become more common in recent history, and how we can keep them at bay.</p><p>Almost all pandemics and epidemics have been caused by diseases that come to us from animals, including SARS, Ebola, andnowCovid-19. Epidemiologist, veterinarian, and ecosystem health specialist, David Waltner-Toews, gathers the latest research to profile dozens of illnesses in <em>On Pandemics</em>. Chapters are broken into short, dynamic explainers, each one tackling a different disease. Readers will discover:</p><ul><li>Why zoonotic diseases jump from animals to humansand why some decide to stick around for good.</li><li>How governments have responded to pandemics and epidemics throughout history, for better or for worse.</li><li><strong>The role of climate change, industrialized farming, cultural practices, biodiversity loss, and globalization in making these diseases not only possible, but inevitable outcomes of our modern lifestyles.</strong></li></ul><p>Coronaviruses, such as those that cause SARS and Covid-19, have likely made bats their home for centuries. Until SARS came along, we didnt know they were there, nor do we know how many other death-dealing viruses might be living undetected in wildlife. <em>On Pandemics</em> shows the greater impact of animal-borne diseases on our world, and encourages us to re-examine our role in pandemics, if not for our own health, then for the health of our planet.</p><p>Published originally in 2007 as <em>The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases that Jump from Animals to Humans</em>, this book has been updated in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Waltner-Toews makes truly entertaining reading.<br /><em><strong>Globe and Mail</strong></em></p><p>A page-turner presented with irreverent humour and many hair-raising anecdotes.<br /><em><strong>Vitality Magazine</strong></em></p>...9781771648134_Greystone Booksaudiolibro_48191635-302d-3f5b-b9b2-64601c57bddd_9781771648134;9781771648134_9781771648134David Waltner-ToewsInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2020-05-28T00:00:00+00:00Greystone Books