Items related to Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying...
Synopsis
The British epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, is only one in a series of mysterious and often fatal afflictions that have baffled scientists for more than 40 years. Deadly Feasts is a compelling account of decades of research into a family of diseases ranging from kuru in primitive human tribes to scrapie in sheep. Richard Rhodes traces the attempts of scientists to understand these strange diseases, which are now known to be transmitted by ingesting the brain or nervous tissue of infected creatures, even though the pathogen itself is an enigma that seems to be neither bacterial nor viral. Deadly Feasts is packed with historical, anthropological, and epidemiological detail, and is graphic and occasionally even alarming in its speculations.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
The British epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, is only one in a series of mysterious and often fatal afflictions that have baffled scientists for more than 40 years. Deadly Feasts is a compelling account of decades of research into a family of diseases ranging from kuru in primitive human tribes to scrapie in sheep. Richard Rhodes traces the attempts of scientists to understand these strange diseases, which are now known to be transmitted by ingesting the brain or nervous tissue of infected creatures, even though the pathogen itself is an enigma that seems to be neither bacterial nor viral. Deadly Feasts is packed with historical, anthropological, and epidemiological detail, and is graphic and occasionally even alarming in its speculations.
About the Author
Richard Rhodes is the author of numerous books and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Appearing as host and correspondent for documentaries on public television’s Frontline and American Experience series, he has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Visit his website: RichardRhodes.com
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying...
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Published by
Simon & Schuster (Trade Division), 1998
ISBN 10: 0684819864
ISBN 13: 9780684819860
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004318820
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts
Seller: Lady Lisa's Bookshop, Chester, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Paperback - 1998 - fair condition, a portion of the front cover the size of a 10p has damage, tight copy inside - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, nonfiction, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague The British epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, is only one in a series of mysterious and often fatal afflictions that have baffled scientists for more than 40 years. Deadly Feasts is a compelling account of decades of research into a family of diseases ranging from kuru in primitive human tribes to scrapie in sheep. Richard Rhodes traces the attempts of scientists to understand these strange diseases, which are now known to be transmitted by ingesting the brain or nervous tissue of infected creatures, even though the pathogen itself is an enigma that seems to be neither bacterial nor viral. Deadly Feasts is packed with historical, anthropological, and epidemiological detail, and is graphic and occasionally even alarming in its speculations. Seller Inventory # 18105
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. Fast Despatch by First Class Royal Mail. Seller Inventory # mon0000010775
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # 3875694
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Seller Inventory # 4972242
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Published by
Touchstone Books, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 0684819864
ISBN 13: 9780684819860
Used
Soft Cover
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Touchstone Edition. 278 pages, b/w ills, map showing the Kuru region of Papua New Guinea, glossary, index. Paperback. Science and the hunt for answers in the CJD crisis Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 025083
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Deadly Feasts : Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Anonymous (illustrator). First Touchstone Edition. Seller Inventory # 010054
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
DEADLY FEASTS
Published by
Touchstone, London., 1998
ISBN 10: 0684819864
ISBN 13: 9780684819860
Used
Trade Paperback
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. 1st of This Edition. 278 pages. Seller Inventory # 027458
Quantity: 1 available