{"product_id":"plague-time-the-new-germ-theory-of-disease-paperback","title":"Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Ewald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to conventional wisdom, our genes and lifestyles are the most important causes of the most deadly ailments of our time. Conventional wisdom may be wrong. In this controversial book, the eminent biologist Paul W. Ewald offers some startling arguments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Germs appear to be at the root of heart disease, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, many forms of cancer, and other chronic diseases.\u003cbr\u003e-The greatest threats to our health come not from sensational killers such as Ebola, West Nile virus, and super-virulent strains of influenza, but from agents that are already here causing long-term infections, which eventually lead to debilitation and death. \u003cbr\u003e-The medical establishment has largely ignored the evidence that implicates these germs, to the detriment of our public health.\u003cbr\u003e-New evolutionary theories are available, which explain how germs function and offer opportunities for controlling these modern plagues -- if we are willing to listen to them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlague Time \u003c\/b\u003eis an eye-opening exploration of the revolutionary new understanding of disease that may set the course of medical research for the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to conventional wisdom, our genes and lifestyles are the most important causes of the most deadly ailments of our time. Conventional wisdom may be wrong. In this controversial book, the eminent biologist Paul W. Ewald offers some startling arguments: \u003cbr\u003e-Germs appear to be at the root of heart disease, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, many forms of cancer, and other chronic diseases.\u003cbr\u003e-The greatest threats to our health come not from sensational killers such as Ebola, West Nile virus, and super-virulent strains of influenza, but from agents that are already here causing long-term infections, which eventually lead to debilitation and death. \u003cbr\u003e-The medical establishment has largely ignored the evidence that implicates these germs, to the detriment of our public health.\u003cbr\u003e-New evolutionary theories are available, which explain how germs function and offer opportunities for controlling these modern plagues -- if we are willing to listen to them. \u003cbr\u003ePlague Time is an eye-opening exploration of the revolutionary new understanding of disease that may set the course of medical research for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul W. Ewald, professor of biology at Amherst College, is the author of \u003ci\u003eEvolution of Infectious Disease\u003c\/i\u003e and the first recipient of the George E. Burch fellowship in Theoretic Medicine. He lives in Shutesbury, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.08 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52708620402995,"sku":"9780385721844","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ylFAhHN2ZO9780385721844.webp?v=1763438328","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/plague-time-the-new-germ-theory-of-disease-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}