The ten-thousand year fever rethinking human and wild primate malarias /
"Malaria is one of the oldest recorded diseases in human history, and its 10,000-year relationship to primates can teach us why it will be one of the most serious threats to humanity in the 21st century. In this pathbreaking book Loretta Cormier integrates a wide range of data from molecular biology...
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| Format: | Elektronski eKnjiga |
| Jezik: | angleščina |
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Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
2011.
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| Serija: | New frontiers in historical ecology ;
v. 2. |
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| Online dostop: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Izvleček: | "Malaria is one of the oldest recorded diseases in human history, and its 10,000-year relationship to primates can teach us why it will be one of the most serious threats to humanity in the 21st century. In this pathbreaking book Loretta Cormier integrates a wide range of data from molecular biology, ethnoprimatology, epidemiology, ecology, anthropology, and other fields to reveal the intimate relationships between culture and environment that shape the trajectory of a parasite. She argues against the entrenched distinction between human and non-human malarias, using ethnoprimatology to develop a new understanding of cross-species exchange. She also shows how current human-environment interactions, including deforestation and development, create the potential for new forms of malaria to threaten human populations. This book is a model of interdisciplinary integration that will be essential reading in fields from anthropology and biology to public health"-- |
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| Fizični opis: | 241 p. |
| Bibliografija: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |