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Beasts of the Earth : Animals, Humans, and Disease by Torrey, E. Fuller ;Yolken, Robert H. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Humans have lived in close proximity to other animals for thousands of years. Recent scientific studies have even shown that the presence of animals has a positive effect on our physical and mental health. People with pets typically have lower blood pressure, show fewer symptoms of depression, and tend to get more exercise.<br> <br> But there is a darker side to the relationship between animals and humans. Animals are carriers of harmful infectious agents and the source of a myriad of human diseases. In recent years, the emergence of high-profile illnesses such as AIDS, SARS, West Nile virus, and bird flu has drawn much public attention, but as E. Fuller Torrey and Robert H. Yolken reveal, the transfer of deadly microbes from animals to humans is neither a new nor an easily avoided problem.<br> <br> Beginning with the domestication of farm animals nearly 10,000 years ago, Beasts of the Earth traces the ways that human-animal contact has evolved over time. Today, shared living quarters, overlapping ecosystems, and experimental surgical practices where organs or tissues are transplanted from non-humans into humans continue to open new avenues for the transmission of infectious age

Who reads Beasts of the Earth : Animals, Humans, and Disease?

Author

Torrey, E. Fuller ;Yolken, Robert H.

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280462825

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Health & Fitness, Medical, Science