Timely Book On Bird Flu

Lifelongactivist writes, "A new free book about bird flu has been published by Michael Greger, M.D., the US Humane Society's director of public health and animal agriculture. Bird Flu: a Virus of Our Own Hatching (the site contains the entire book text) tells why modern industrialized agricultural methods, including factory farming, antibiotics misuse, and the use of animal refuse as a food source (!) for chickens and other livestock, have led to a staggering increase in the number of 'zoonotic' diseases that can leap from animals to people, and make a bird flu pandemic likely. The book discusses in practical terms what you can do to prevent infection and what to do if you do catch the disease. The book is especially timely given yesterday's news that a new, vaccine-resistant variant of H5N1 has been detected in China."
Update: 10/31 19:44 GMT by KD : Corrected to read "vaccine-resistant."

Comments

Of our creation, that's right

[TheDoctorWho]

The virus that is the human race continues to manifest itself in every corner of the earth, and it's not getting any better. HIV was our own creation as well. Take note. Time for Mother Earth to purge herself of the vile human race. We just ain't worth the trouble.

mmm

[destroygbiv]

but is it soybean oil resistant?

Re:Antibiotic resistant???

[Anonymous Coward]

Vote Republican or the viruses will win!