As doctors and biologists have learned‎,‎ to their dismay‎,‎ 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 by which disease spread‎.‎ By taking an approach focused on the general evolutionary and ecological dynamics of disease‎,‎ this very short introduction provides a general conceptual framework for thinking about disease‎.‎ Ecology and evolution provide the keys to answering the where‎,‎ why‎,‎ how‎,‎ and what questions about any particular infectious disease where did it come from‎?‎ How is it transmitted from one person to another‎,‎ and why are some individuals more susceptible than others‎?‎ What biochemical‎,‎ ecological‎,‎ and evolutionary strategies can be used to combat the disease‎?‎ Is it more effective to block transmission at the population level‎,‎ or to block infection at the individual level‎?‎ Through a series of case studies‎,‎ benjamin bolker and marta l‎.‎ Wayne introduce the major ideas of infectious disease in a clear and thoughtful way‎,‎ emphasising the general principles of infection‎,‎ the management of outbreaks‎,‎ and the evolutionary and ecological approaches that are now central to much research about infectious disease‎.‎ About the series the very short introductions series from oxford university press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area‎.‎ These pocketsized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly‎.‎ Our expert authors combine facts‎,‎ analysis‎,‎ perspective‎,‎ new ideas‎,‎ and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable‎.‎

• Category Type‎:‎ Pathology & Infectious Disease
• Author‎:‎ Benjamin M‎.‎ Bolker and Marta Wayne
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780199688937
• Binding‎:‎ Paperback
• Book Language‎:‎ English
• Publisher‎:‎ Oxford University Press
• Number of Pages‎:‎ 144 pages
• Dimensions‎:‎ 17.78 x 10.62 x 0.03 cm
• Edition‎:‎ First
• Publication Year‎:‎ 2015
• Product weight‎:‎ 0.10 kg
• Series‎:‎ Very Short Introductions
• Book Origin‎:‎ United Kingdom