The anthropology of infectious disease

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The anthropology of infectious disease

Merrill Singer

Routledge, 2016, c2015

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Infected : the anthropology of infectious disease

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"First published 2015 by Left Coast Press, Inc. Published 2016 by Routledge"--T.p. verso

Summary provided by publisher: "This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework. Leading medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically unites the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, showing how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complex process of co-evolution. He also connects human diseases to larger ecosystems and various other species that are future sources of new human infections. Anthropology of infectious disease integrates and advances research in this growing, multifaceted area and offers an ideal supplement to courses in anthropology, public health, development studies, and related fields"-- Back cover

Bibliography: p. 284-314

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This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework. Leading medical anthropologist Merrill Singer holistically unites the behaviors of microorganisms and the activities of complex social systems, showing how we exist with pathogenic agents of disease in a complex process of co-evolution. He also connects human diseases to larger ecosystems and various other species that are future sources of new human infections. Anthropology of Infectious Disease integrates and advances research in this growing, multifaceted area and offers an ideal supplement to courses in anthropology, public health, development studies, and related fields.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1: Defining the Anthropology of Infectious Disease
  • 2: Denizens of the Microbial World
  • 3: More Than Human
  • 4: Environmental Disruption, Pluralea Interactions, and Infectious Diseases
  • 5: Emergent, Reemergent, and Drug-Resistant Infectious Agents
  • 6: Infectious Disease Syndemics
  • 7: Inequality, Political Ecology, and the Future of Infectious Diseases

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