Infectious Disease: A Very Short Introduction

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Marta Wayne (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, University of Florida) Benjamin Bolker (Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Professor of Biology, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Professor of Biology, McMaster University)

Infectious Disease

A Very Short Introduction

Marta Wayne (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, University of Florida), Benjamin Bolker (Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Professor of Biology, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Professor of Biology, McMaster University)

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Oxford University Press
07 September 2023

Public health & preventive medicine; Infectious & contagious diseases; Evolution

Series: Very Short Introductions

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringInfectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways that spread disease. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And why are some individuals more susceptible than others?

In this Very Short Introduction, Marta Wayne and Benjamin Bolker address these questions through the lenses of ecology and evolution. Assessing the management of outbreaks of diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS, cholera, and COVID-19, they provide specific examples to illustrate why major diseases still threaten populations all over the world.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

By: Marta Wayne (Professor of Biology Professor of Biology University of Florida), Benjamin Bolker (Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Professor of Biology, Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Professor of Biology, McMaster University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 173mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 134g
ISBN: 9780192858511
ISBN 10: 0192858513
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 07 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: Transmission at different scales 3: Influenza 4: HIV/AIDS 5: Cholera 6: Malaria 7: Amphibian chytrid fungus 8: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 9: Looking ahead

Marta L. Wayne is an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Florida. She has studied virus evolutionary ecology in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a model system for disease in both humans and mosquitoes. Benjamin M. Bolker is a theoretical ecologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He has studied the dynamics of disease in organisms as diverse as humans, red grouse, gopher tortoises, and fruit flies.