An unnatural history of emerging infections

Barrett, Ron 1963- (author.). Armelagos, George J., (author.).

Summary: This book traces the social and environmental determinants of human infectious diseases from the Neolithic to the present day. Despite recent high profile discoveries of new pathogens, the major determinants of these emerging infections are ancient and recurring. These include changing modes of subsistence, shifting populations, environmental disruptions, and social inequalities. The recent labeling of the term ""re-emerging infections"" reflects a re-emergence, not so much of the diseases themselves, but rather a re-emerging awareness in affluent societies of long-standing problems that were previously ignored.

Record details

ISBN: 9781299833029
ISBN: 1299833020
ISBN: 0199608296
ISBN: 9780199608294
ISBN: 0191507148
ISBN: 9780191507144
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 142 pages) : illustrations
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-135) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The prehistoric baseline -- Revolution and the domestication of pathogens -- Why germ theory didn't matter -- The worst of both worlds -- New diseases, raw and cooked -- inevitable resistance.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed October 17, 2014).