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Evolution of Infectious Disease
Paul W. Ewald
- 01 Dec 1993
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TL;DR: This book discusses vectors, Vertical Transmission, and the Evolution of Virulence, and how to be Severe Without Vectors.
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Abstract: 1. Why this book? 2. Symptomatic Treatment (or How to Bind the The Origin of Species to The Physician's Desk Reference 3. Vectors, Vertical Transmission, and the Evolution of Virulence 4. How to be Severe Without Vectors 5. When Water Moves Like a Mosquito 6. Attendant-Borne Transmission (or How are Doctors and Nurses like Mosquitos, Machetes, and Moving Water?) 7. War and Disease 8. AIDS: Where Did it Come from and Where is it Going? 9. The Fight against AIDS: Biomedical Strategies and HIV's Evolutionary Responses 10. A Look Backward ... 11. ... and a Glimpse Forward (Or Who Needs Darwin?) Glossary Bibliography Index
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