Evolution of infectious disease
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Evolution of infectious disease
Oxford University Press, 1996, c1994
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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
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