Threats Around Us - A Discussion on Zoonoses

Author: Xu Lanwen, Yang Fei (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is compiled by the editors based on their long-term research and teaching in the prevention and control of zoonoses. Adhering to the principle of combining knowledge and interest in popular science literature, it uses concise and vivid language, combined with daily life, to briefly introduce the prevention and control knowledge of traditional, emerging, and highly hazardous zoonoses. The book is divided into 23 chapters, respectively describing viral zoonoses such as AIDS, SARS, avian influenza, mad cow disease, rabies, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, hepatitis A, smallpox, and dengue; bacterial zoonoses such as brucellosis, tuberculosis, plague, anthrax, cholera, bacterial dysentery, and legionellosis; parasitic zoonoses such as toxoplasmosis, echinococcosis, and schistosomiasis; and other zoonoses such as Q fever and leptospirosis. The content of the book is novel, easy to understand, and suitable for the general public and students to read and use. It is particularly suitable as a popular science reading material for animal enthusiasts, pet owners, and other individuals closely exposed to animals to relevant knowledge.