Evolution of Infectious Disease

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

Av Paul W. Ewald, Massachusetts) Ewald, Paul W. (Associate Professor of Biology and George E. Burch Smithsonian Fellow of Theoretic Medicine, Associate Professor of Biology and George E. Burch Smithsonian Fellow of Theoretic Medicine, Amherst College, Ewald

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This ground-breaking work is the first book to present a Darwinian perspective on infectious disease. It views disease-producing bacteria and viruses as parasites and explains the history of disease as a host-parasite relationship, one which can evolve in many different ways and with radically different effects on the host population. The author's evolutionary approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on theory and example from the fields of epidemiology, molecular genetics, biochemistry, physiology, evolutionary ecology, and the ecology of populations and communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1997-01-23
Mått234 x 154 x 23 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195111392

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1. Why this book? ; 2. Symptomatic Treatment (or How to Bind the The Origin of Species to The Physician's Desk Reference ; 3. Vectors, Vertical Transmission, and the Evolution of Virulence ; 4. How to be Severe Without Vectors ; 5. When Water Moves Like a Mosquito ; 6. Attendant-Borne Transmission (or How are Doctors and Nurses like Mosquitos, Machetes, and Moving Water?) ; 7. War and Disease ; 8. AIDS: Where Did it Come from and Where is it Going? ; 9. The Fight against AIDS: Biomedical Strategies and HIV's Evolutionary Responses ; 10. A Look Backward ... ; 11. ... and a Glimpse Forward (Or Who Needs Darwin?) ; Glossary ; Bibliography ; Index

From reviews of the hardback: 'I have not picked up a book on infectious disease with so much anticipation as Paul Ewald's Evolution of Infectious Disease ^ I was not disappointed: Ewald's book is as teeming with ideas as some of us are with microbes. Evolution of Infectious Disease is a challenging and readable introduction to current thinking on the topic.'Nature'... this is a scholarly work, well-referenced, and up-to-date. Ewald has succeeded in producing an interesting and thought-provoking book.'The Lancet