Emerging Pathogens -

Emerging Pathogens

The Archaeology, Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2003
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-850901-1 (ISBN)
89,95 inkl. MwSt
Many ancient diseases with a long history of afflicting mankind such as tuberculosis and malaria are re-emerging. This book focuses on ancient diseases in order to bridge the gap that separated infectious disease specialists and the paleopathologists who describe pathology in skeletal and mummified remains.
Many ancient diseases with a long history of afflicting mankind such as Tuberculosis and Malaria are now re-emerging. Greenblatt brings together palaeopathologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists and modern infectious disease specialists to examine this phenomenon. New techniques allow us to detect ancient pathogen DNA and other biomarkers, in effect the chemical 'signatures' of pathogens. These tools could help us develop strategies to combat modern emerging diseases.

This book focuses on ancient diseases in order to bridge the gap that has for so long separated today's infectious disease specialists and the paleopathologists who describe pathology in skeletal and mummified remains. Linking these two research communities, and incorporating the views of anthropologists, medical ecologists and molecular/evolutionary biologists, will hopefully promote a better understanding of this complex but vitally important field. A more thorough knowledge of the impact of evolutionary biology on the host-parasite relationship may even enable us to coexist with these pathogenic micro-organisms.

The book is intended to stimulate debate and co-operation between infectious disease specialists, medical researchers, archaeologists, anthropologists and evolutionary biologists.

Former Director, Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Christ's College, Cambridge.

1. OVERVIEW; 6. THE EMERGENCE AND COEVOLUTION OF HUMAN PATHOGENS; 11. THE MOLECULAR TAPHONOMY OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES AND BIOMARKERS OF DISEASE; 17. LESSONS FROM THE PAST

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.2.2003
Zusatzinfo numerous halftones figures and tables
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 190 x 246 mm
Gewicht 493 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Infektiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-19-850901-4 / 0198509014
ISBN-13 978-0-19-850901-1 / 9780198509011
Zustand Neuware
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