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The Connections Between Ecology and Infectious Disease

Author : Christon J. Hurst
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319923730
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book The Connections Between Ecology and Infectious Disease written by Christon J. Hurst and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes current advances in our understanding of how infectious disease represents an ecological interaction between a pathogenic microorganism and the host species in which that microbe causes illness. The contributing authors explain that pathogenic microorganisms often also have broader ecological connections, which can include a natural environmental presence; possible transmission by vehicles such as air, water, and food; and interactions with other host species, including vectors for which the microbe either may or may not be pathogenic. This field of science has been dubbed disease ecology, and the chapters that examine it have been grouped into three sections. The first section introduces both the role of biological community interactions and the impact of biodiversity on infectious disease. In turn, the second section considers those diseases directly affecting humans, with a focus on waterborne and foodborne illnesses, while also examining the critical aspect of microbial biofilms. Lastly, the third section presents the ecology of infectious diseases from the perspective of their impact on mammalian livestock and wildlife as well as on humans. Given its breadth of coverage, the volume offers a valuable resource for microbial ecologists and biomedical scientists alike.

Disease Ecology

Author : Sharon K. Collinge
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198567073
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Disease Ecology written by Sharon K. Collinge and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: The chapters in this book llustrate aspects of communityy ecology that influence pathogen transmission rates and disease dynamics in a wide variety of study systems.

Oxford Bibliographies

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (949 download)

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Environment, Health and Population Displacement

Author : Andrew E. Collins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429844131
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Environment, Health and Population Displacement written by Andrew E. Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, this book contributes to our understanding of emergent and resurgent infectious diseases and health ecology in developing areas through detailed spatial and temporal analysis of recent cholera and bacillary dysentery epidemics in Mozambique. The book examines the influence of environmental, demographic and socio-economic changes on the nature and context of cholera and bacillary dysentery. It provides a detailed background to the two diseases based on their ecology and contemporary status in human communities together with analysis of extensive primary field data centered on three key urban areas in central Mozambique. Influences are weighed up against factors relating to the individual ecologies of the different pathogens, primary subsistence, and the impacts of Mozambique's history of conflict and development policies on human vulnerability. The extensive case study material is used to provide clear indications of appropriate ways forward in the field of environmental health management.

Infectious Disease Ecology

Author : Richard S. Ostfeld
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140083788X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Infectious Disease Ecology written by Richard S. Ostfeld and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: News headlines are forever reporting diseases that take huge tolls on humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and both cultivated and native plants worldwide. These diseases can also completely transform the ecosystems that feed us and provide us with other critical benefits, from flood control to water purification. And yet diseases sometimes serve to maintain the structure and function of the ecosystems on which humans depend. Gathering thirteen essays by forty leading experts who convened at the Cary Conference at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in 2005, this book develops an integrated framework for understanding where these diseases come from, what ecological factors influence their impacts, and how they in turn influence ecosystem dynamics. It marks the first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the rich and complex linkages between ecology and disease, and provides conceptual underpinnings to understand and ameliorate epidemics. It also sheds light on the roles that diseases play in ecosystems, bringing vital new insights to landscape management issues in particular. While the ecological context is a key piece of the puzzle, effective control and understanding of diseases requires the interaction of professionals in medicine, epidemiology, veterinary medicine, forestry, agriculture, and ecology. The essential resource on the subject, Infectious Disease Ecology seeks to bridge these fields with an ecological approach that focuses on systems thinking and complex interactions.

Public Health and Human Ecology

Author : John M. Last
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780838580806
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Public Health and Human Ecology written by John M. Last and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1998 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides descriptions of public health problems, including historical background and ecological perspectives.

States of Disease

Author : Brian King
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520278216
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book States of Disease written by Brian King and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Human health is shaped by the interactions between social and ecological systems. States of Disease advances a social ecology of health framework to demonstrate how historical spatial formations contribute to contemporary vulnerabilities to disease and the possibilities for health justice. The book examines how managed HIV in South Africa is being transformed with expanded access to antiretroviral therapy, and how environmental health in northern Botswana is shifting due to global climate change and flooding variability. These cases demonstrate how the political environmental context shapes the ways in which health is embodied, experienced, and managed"--Provided by publisher.

The Ecology of Health and Disease in Ethiopia

Author : Helmut Kloos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367306946
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book The Ecology of Health and Disease in Ethiopia written by Helmut Kloos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines prevailing human health problems in political, socioeconomic, cultural, and physical/biotic settings of health practitioners and planners in Ethiopia. It also evaluates modern and traditional health resources and examines the occurrence of nonvectored communicable diseases.

Disease, Ecology, and Health

Author : Rais Akhtar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Disease, Ecology, and Health written by Rais Akhtar and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases

Author : Benjamin Roche
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198789831
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases written by Benjamin Roche and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and challenging review of the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, focusing on low-income countries for effective public health applications and outcomes.

The Social Ecology of Infectious Diseases

Author : Kenneth H. Mayer
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080557147
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Social Ecology of Infectious Diseases written by Kenneth H. Mayer and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Ecology of Infectious Diseases explores how human activities enable microbes to disseminate and evolve, thereby creating favorable conditions for the diverse manifestations of communicable diseases. Today, infectious and parasitic diseases cause about one-third of deaths and are the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The speed that changes in human behavior can produce epidemics is well illustrated by AIDS, but this is only one of numerous microbial threats whose severity and spread are determined by human behaviors. In this book, forty experts in the fields of infectious diseases, the life sciences and public health explore how demography, geography, migration, travel, environmental change, natural disaster, sexual behavior, drug use, food production and distribution, medical technology, training and preparedness, as well as governance, human conflict and social dislocation influence current and likely future epidemics. Provides essential understanding of current and future epidemics Presents a crossover perspective for disciplines in the medical and social sciences and public policy, including public health, infectious diseases, population science, epidemiology, microbiology, food safety, defense preparedness and humanitarian relief Creates a new perspective on ecology based on the interaction of microbes and human activities

Infectious Disease Ecology and Conservation

Author : Johannes Foufopoulos
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199583501
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Infectious Disease Ecology and Conservation written by Johannes Foufopoulos and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging infectious diseases pose an increasingly serious threat to a number of endangered or sensitive species and are increasingly recognized as one of the major factors driving species extinction. Despite the significant impact of pathogens on conservation, no single book has yet integrated the theoretical principles underlying disease transmission with the practical health considerations for helping wildlife professionals and conservation biologists to manage disease outbreaks and conserve biodiversity. This novel and accessible book starts with a foundational section focusing on the role of pathogens in natural ecosystems, the dynamics of transmission in different environments, and the factors driving wildlife disease outbreaks. It then moves on to more applied issues concerned with the acquisition of field data including sampling, experimental design and analysis, as well as diagnostic analyses in both the laboratory and field. Guidelines for effective modelling and data analysis follow, before a final section is devoted to disease prevention and control including the prevention of novel outbreaks, the use of diseases as biocontrol agents, and the associated issues of ethics, public communication, and outreach. Infectious Disease Ecology and Conservation is primarily aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and established researchers in the fields of conservation biology, disease ecology, population ecology, and veterinary science. It will also be a valuable reference for conservation practitioners, land managers, and wildlife professionals who are required to deal with disease outbreak problems.

Ecosystems and Human Health

Author : Crescentia Y. Dakubo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441902066
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Ecosystems and Human Health written by Crescentia Y. Dakubo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecosystems and Human Health introduces Ecohealth as an emerging field of study, traces its evolution, and explains its applications in cross-disciplinary and holistic programs. Its integrative approach not only focuses on managing the environment to improve health, but also analyzes underlying social and economic determinants of health to develop innovative, people-centered interventions.

Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases

Author : Neil A. Croll
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483267938
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases written by Neil A. Croll and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Ecology and Infectious Diseases investigates the interrelationships among human behavior, ecology, and infectious diseases, with emphasis on parasitic and zoonotic diseases. The cultural, behavioral, anthropological, and social factors in the transmission of infectious diseases are discussed, along with methods used to make human ecology a more quantitative predictive science in the global challenge of such diseases. Behavioral patterns that place humans at risk to infections and the nature of risk factors are also analyzed. Comprised of 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of some of the research into those aspects of human behavior that determine risk of helminth infection. The discussion then turns to studies on hookworm and includes an analysis of human behavior and religions that affect transmission of the parasitoses. Human behavior and transmission of zoonotic diseases in North America and Malaysia are documented as are the habits, customs, and superstitions associated with the epidemic of intestinal capillariasis that occurred in the Philippines. Filarial diseases in Southeast Asia are also reviewed, along with the changing patterns of parasitic infections and the cooperation of government and the private sector to lower infection rates in Japan. Cases from Nigeria and Brazil are considered as well. The volume concludes with an assessment of the importance of behavioral and socialcultural factors in determining regional and national patterns in disease incidence and transmission. This monograph should be valuable to students of tropical diseases and public health and to physicians, epidemiologists, anthropologists, veterinarians, and parasitologists.

Infectious Disease Ecology

Author : Richard S. Ostfeld
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069112485X
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Infectious Disease Ecology written by Richard S. Ostfeld and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-24 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: News headlines are forever reporting diseases that take huge tolls on humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and both cultivated and native plants worldwide. These diseases can also completely transform the ecosystems that feed us and provide us with other critical benefits, from flood control to water purification. And yet diseases sometimes serve to maintain the structure and function of the ecosystems on which humans depend. Gathering thirteen essays by forty leading experts who convened at the Cary Conference at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in 2005, this book develops an integrated framework for understanding where these diseases come from, what ecological factors influence their impacts, and how they in turn influence ecosystem dynamics. It marks the first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the rich and complex linkages between ecology and disease, and provides conceptual underpinnings to understand and ameliorate epidemics. It also sheds light on the roles that diseases play in ecosystems, bringing vital new insights to landscape management issues in particular. While the ecological context is a key piece of the puzzle, effective control and understanding of diseases requires the interaction of professionals in medicine, epidemiology, veterinary medicine, forestry, agriculture, and ecology. The essential resource on the subject, Infectious Disease Ecology seeks to bridge these fields with an ecological approach that focuses on systems thinking and complex interactions.

Under the Weather

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309072786
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Under the Weather written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease. With today's technology, some hope that it will be possible to build models for predicting the emergence and spread of many infectious diseases based on climate and weather forecasts. However, separating the effects of climate from other effects presents a tremendous scientific challenge. Can we use climate and weather forecasts to predict infectious disease outbreaks? Can the field of public health advance from "surveillance and response" to "prediction and prevention?" And perhaps the most important question of all: Can we predict how global warming will affect the emergence and transmission of infectious disease agents around the world? Under the Weather evaluates our current understanding of the linkages among climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease; it then goes a step further and outlines the research needed to improve our understanding of these linkages. The book also examines the potential for using climate forecasts and ecological observations to help predict infectious disease outbreaks, identifies the necessary components for an epidemic early warning system, and reviews lessons learned from the use of climate forecasts in other realms of human activity.

Marine Disease Ecology

Author : Donald C. Behringer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198821638
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Marine Disease Ecology written by Donald C. Behringer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether through loss of habitat or cascading community effects, diseases can shape the very nature of the marine environment. Despite their significant impacts, studies of marine diseases have tended to lag behind their terrestrial equivalents, particularly with regards to their ecological effects. However, in recent decades global research focused on marine disease ecology has expanded at an accelerating rate. This is due in part to increases in disease emergence across many taxa, but can also be attributed to a broader realization that the parasites responsible for disease are themselves important members of marine communities. Understanding their ecological relationships with the environment and their hosts is critical to understanding, conserving, and managing natural and exploited populations, communities, and ecosystems. Courses on marine disease ecology are now starting to emerge and this first textbook in the field will be ideally placed to serve them. Marine Disease Ecology is suitable for graduate students and researchers in the fields of marine disease ecology, aquaculture, fisheries, veterinary science, evolution and conservation. It will also be of relevance and use to a broader interdisciplinary audience of government agencies, NGOs, and marine resource managers.