num_pages: 224
description: Discusses six new epidemics, exploring the connection between human changes to the natural environment and the appearance of West Nile virus, mad cow disease, HIV/AIDS, hantavirus, Lyme disease, a new strain of salmonella, and SARS.
language: English
title: Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
titlecomplete: Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
genres: Biology, Environment, Science, Health, Medical, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 167
publisher: Shearwater