This book traces the social and environmental determinants of human infectious diseases from the Neolithic to the present day. Despite recent high profile discoveries of new pathogens, the major determinants of these emerging infections are ancient and recurring. These include c…
Featuring a compilation of chapters related to infectious diseases that appear in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Eighteenth Edition, this concise, full-color clinical companion delivers the latest knowledge in the field backed by the scientific rigor and authority t…
"This book examines the epidemiology and social impact of past and present infectious disease epidemics in the developing and developed world ... The first half of the volume provides an epidemiological overview, exploring early and contemporary perspectives on disease and disea…
Understanding West Africa's Ebola epidemic: towards a political economy
by Abdulmelik, Semiha, Amos, Julia, Bah, Chernoh Alpha M., Barry, Alpha Amadou Bano, Batty, Fodei, Gezmu, Tefera, Howard, Allen M., Ibrahim, Aisha Fofana, Kamara, Abou Bakarr, Kieh, George Klay, Turshen, Meredeth
fromSecurity and society in Africa
Infectious disease ecology of wild birds