Format:
139 pages
,
illustrations (black and white)
,
18 cm
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
9780192858511
,
0192858513
Series Statement:
Very short introductions
Content:
Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the pathways of transmission. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And how can humans try to control its spread? In this Very Short Introduction, Marta L. Wayne and Benjamin M. Bolker address these questions through the lenses of ecology and evolution, and consider outbreaks of diseases such as COVID-19--back cover
Note:
Previous edition: 2015
Language:
English
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