Infectious Disease

Wayne, Marta

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Author
Wayne, Marta
Publish Date
01/25/2024
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
OXFORD
Subtitle
A Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages
160
Edition
2
ISBN-10
0192858513
ISBN-13
9780192858511
SKU
9780192858511

Description

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Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways that spread disease. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And why are some individuals more susceptible than others?

In this Very Short Introduction, Marta Wayne and Benjamin Bolker address these questions through the lenses of ecology and evolution. Assessing the management of outbreaks of diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS, cholera, and COVID-19, they provide specific examples to illustrate why major diseases still threaten populations all over the world.

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