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The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu
A “brilliant”
and
“fascinating”
investigation of the looming
avian flu pandemic—and
how we arrived at the brink
... > full story
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
The dramatic and chilling
story of an Ebola virus
outbreak in a surburban
Washington, D.C. laboratory,
with descriptions of
frightening historical
epidemics of rare and lethal
... > full story
The Demon in the Freezer
On December 9, 1979,
smallpox, the most deadly
human virus, ceased to exist
in nature. After
eradication, it was confined
to freezers located in just
two places on earth: the
... > full story
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What You Need to Know (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
Every year, millions of
people are exposed to a
sexually transmitted
disease. And many people who
are sexually active often
... > full story
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Killer Germs
Everything readers ever wanted to know about deadly viruses, killer parasites, flesh-eating microbes, and other lifethreatening beasties but were afraid to ask What disease, known as "the White ... > read more -
The American Plague
In this account, a journalist traces the course of yellow fever, stopping in 1878 Memphis to "vividly [evoke] the Faulkner-meets-'Dawn of the Dead' horrors,"*-and moving on to today's strain of the ... > read more -
The Great Influenza: The story of the deadliest pandemic in history
At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It ... > read more -
Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats
Pitcairn Over 400,000 copies of this treasured classic have been sold since its original publication more than 20 years ago The book that is the definitive guide to a natural lifestyle for dogs and ... > read more -
Plant Pathology, Fifth Edition
This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases. It provides extensice coverage of abiotic, fungal, viral, ... > read more -
Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (2nd Edition) (The Microbiology Place Series)
Filled with lively vignettes and cutting-edge research that highlight the intrinsic appeal of microbiology, Bauman’s Second Edition retains the book’s groundbreaking art program, ... > read more -
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple (Medmaster)
A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from AIDS to "flesh-eating bacteria" to ebola, mad ... > read more -
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Working in his garden one day, Michael Pollan hit pay dirt in the form of an idea: do plants, he wondered, use humans as much as we use them? While the question is not entirely original, the way ... > read more -
Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology, 8th Edition
Alcamo s Fundamentals of Microbiology, Eighth Edition provides a firm foundation in microbiology with an emphasis on human disease. It is written for students in nursing and allied health programs ... > read more -
Evolutionary Dynamics: Exploring the Equations of Life
At a time of unprecedented expansion in the life sciences, evolution is the one theory that transcends all of biology. Any observation of a living system must ultimately be interpreted in the ... > read more
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