Disease selection: the way disease changed the world
This book contains 20 chapters covering a range of infectious diseases, as well as a few non-infectious diseases such as cancer, and how they greatly affected the course of human history. It explores host-pathogen relationship, transmission routes, evolution, and global spread of infectious diseases including numerous viral, bacterial, protozoal, and helminth infections. It also covers the contribution of pets (dogs and cats), food, hygiene, and climate change in the spread of infectious diseases. This book is a valuable resource for students, practitioners and researchers working in global health and anyone interested in the understanding of the basis of disease.
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Wallingford (United Kingdom) CABI
2014
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Subjects: | infectious diseases, host pathogen relations, noninfectious diseases, disease transmission, epidemiology, hygiene, climate change, public health, SDGs, Goal 3 Good health and well-being, |
Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20143236457 |
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Summary: | This book contains 20 chapters covering a range of infectious diseases, as well as a few non-infectious diseases such as cancer, and how they greatly affected the course of human history. It explores host-pathogen relationship, transmission routes, evolution, and global spread of infectious diseases including numerous viral, bacterial, protozoal, and helminth infections. It also covers the contribution of pets (dogs and cats), food, hygiene, and climate change in the spread of infectious diseases. This book is a valuable resource for students, practitioners and researchers working in global health and anyone interested in the understanding of the basis of disease. |
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