Lyme : the first epidemic of climate change / Mary Beth Pfeiffer.
Lyme : the first epidemic of climate change / Mary Beth Pfeiffer.
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Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
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G 2018/5950
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Ticks, rising -- "Invisible assassin" -- An ancient bug revives -- A disease, minimized -- "Little armored tanks" -- Faulty tests -- An indestructible pathogen? -- Not just lyme -- Childhood lost -- Lyme takes flight -- A lyme-free world.
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Publisher
Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they could not survive before. The first epidemic to emerge in the age of climate change, Lyme infects half a million people in the US and Europe each year, and untold multitudes in Canada, China, Russia, and Australia. Mary Beth Pfeiffer traces how we have contributed t...
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Lyme : the first epidemic of climate change / Mary Beth Pfeiffer.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
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G 2018/5950
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74VKVQmxZ2Py
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVQmxZ2Py
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ISBN
1610918444 hardcover
9781610918442 hardcover
DDC
614.5746
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991024194623402626
