Lyme disease : the ecology of a complex system /

Most human diseases come from nature, from pathogens that live and breed in non-human animals and are "accidentally" transmitted to us. Human illness is only the culmination of a complex series of interactions among species in their natural habitats. To avoid exposure to these pathogens, w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ostfeld, Richard S., 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Lyme disease > Environmental aspects.
Lyme disease > Epidemiology.
Arachnida as carriers of disease.
Biotic communities.
Arachnid Vectors
Ecosystem
Lyme Disease > transmission
Risk Factors
Maladie de Lyme > Aspect de l'environnement.
Maladie de Lyme > Épidémiologie.
Arachnides (Vecteurs de maladies)
Écosystèmes.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovery
  • It's the deer
  • It's the mice
  • It's the weather
  • Questioning dogma
  • Embracing complexity : food webs
  • Embracing complexity : biodiversity
  • Embracing complexity : ecosystem functioning
  • Embracing complexity : biocontrol of ticks and Lyme disease
  • In pursuit of emerging infectious diseases.

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