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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA, USA :
CABI,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1780646844 9781780646848 1780646852 9781780646855 |