{"product_id":"9780132102322","title":"Risks of Infection from Eating Meat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the eBook version of the printed book.  If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, \u0026amp; Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom E.coli and norovirus to Salmonella and mad cow disease: the reality of meat-borne infection, and what can be done to prevent it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome 80 million cases of foodborne disease occur in the U.S. annually. One factor: the ever-increasing centralization of food processing. If one cow in a thousand carries Salmonella and the meat is sold by local butchers, only a handful of people get sick. But if thousands of cows are processed centrally and their meat is mixed together, it all becomes contaminated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071505842416,"sku":"9780132102322","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132102322_p0.jpg?v=1763640845","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132102322","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}