Human Diseases from Wildlife - Conover, Michael R; Vail, Rosanna M
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People who handle wildlife, including field workers, wildlife professionals, trappers, and hunters, want to know about potential diseases, risks, and how to protect themselves from zoonotic disease. This book presents information on the most prevalent and serious zoonotic diseases existing in the United States and Canada. Each chapter contains an introduction and history of the disease, symptoms in humans, medical treatment, transmission of pathogens to humans, role of wildlife as reservoirs and vectors, and methods to minimize disease risk.

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People who handle wildlife, including field workers, wildlife professionals, trappers, and hunters, want to know about potential diseases, risks, and how to protect themselves from zoonotic disease. This book presents information on the most prevalent and serious zoonotic diseases existing in the United States and Canada. Each chapter contains an introduction and history of the disease, symptoms in humans, medical treatment, transmission of pathogens to humans, role of wildlife as reservoirs and vectors, and methods to minimize disease risk.
Autorenporträt
Michael Conover is a professor in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. He received both an MS and PhD in zoology from Washington State University. He was a National Needs Postdoctoral Fellow in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at the University of California, Irvine, a position supported by the National Science Foundation. He is the editor of the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions and founding director of the Berryman Institute.