
Beasts of the Earth
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Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Smallest Passengers on Noah's Ark
- Chapter Two: Heirloom Infections: Microbes before the Advent of Humans
- Chapter Three: Humans as Hunters: Animal Origins of Bioterrorism
- Chapter Four: Humans as Farmers: Microbes Move into the Home
- Chapter Five: Humans as Villagers: Microbes in the Promised Land
- Chapter Six: Humans as Traders: Microbes Get Passports
- Chapter Seven: Humans as Pet Keepers: Microbes Move into the Bedroom
- Chapter Eight: Humans as Diners: Mad Cows and Sane Chickens
- Chapter Nine: Microbes from the Modern Food Chain: Lessons from SARS, In. uenza, and Bird Flu
- Chapter Ten: The Coming Plagues: Lessons from AIDS, West Nile Virus, and Lyme Disease
- Chapter Eleven: A Four-Footed View of History
- Notes
- Glossary of Definitions Related to Microbes
- Appendix
- Index
- About the Authors
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