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Mad Cow Disease
  • Authored by: Carmen Ferreiro; Foreword by David Heymann, World Health Organization
  • From the Series: Deadly Diseases and Epidemics
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9
  • ISBN-10: 0791081923
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8192-1
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $34.95
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 10/01/2004
  • Dewey Number: 616
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 128

Summary

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, is becoming an increasing concern as tainted beef has caused deadly outbreaks of the disease around the world.

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Full-color throughout Full-color laminated cover, reinforced binding Bibliography, further reading, glossary, index, charts, graphs, fact boxes, Web sites

About the Author(s)

Carmen Ferreiro obtained her doctoral degree in biology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She worked as a researcher for more than 10 years in both Spain and the University of California at Davis, and has published several papers in the biochemistry and molecular biology fields. She has also written three books for Chelsea House: Heroin, Ritalin, and Lyme Disease. An independent writer and translator, Ferreiro lives in Pennsylvania.

Foreword by David Heymann, World Health Organization

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