Emerging infections : three epidemiological transitions from prehistory to the present.

Provides a comprehensive synthesis of both the societal and environmental drivers of emerging infectious disease in humans, from prehistory to the present day. It discusses the applications of these ideas for global health policies and future research.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barrett, Ron, 1963- (Author), Zuckerman, Molly K. (Author), Dudgeon, Matthew R. (Matthew Ryan) (Author), Armelagos, George J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Edition:Second edition /
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Provides a comprehensive synthesis of both the societal and environmental drivers of emerging infectious disease in humans, from prehistory to the present day. It discusses the applications of these ideas for global health policies and future research.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2024.
Previous edition: published as An unnatural history of emerging infections by Ron Barrett and George J. Armelagos. 2013.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191925719
0191925713
9780192654847
0192654845