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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
