The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher - ISBN: 9781837731398
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Human diseases decimating wildlife: a tragic, urgent history and warning.
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The Elephant in the Room

How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick

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    352 pages

  • Release Date

    27 August 2026

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Summary

Humans, animals, and disease. They’re all inter-related, so why do we keep ignoring the elephant in the room? It’s well known that Covid-19 may have come from a bat, but diseases are often transmitted in the other direction too. Humans have passed diseases to animals countless times through history, and it’s the cross-currents of this relationship between humans, animals, and disease that are explored by Liz Kalaugher in The Elephant in the Room.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781837731398
ISBN-10:183773139X
Author:Liz Kalaugher
Publisher:Icon Books
Imprint:Icon Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:27 August 2026
Dimensions:129mm x 198mm
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The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher - ISBN: 9781837731398
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About The Author

Liz Kalaugher

Liz Kalaugher is a science journalist and campaigner, based in Bristol. She has written for publications such as the New Scientist, BBC Wildlife, the Guardian, and BBC News. She has also received science journalism fellowships from the World Federation of Science Journalists and the European Geosciences Union. Liz is also the co-author of Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life.

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