Evolution of infectious disease / Paul W. Ewald.

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

vii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Dillons

Why this book? -- Symptomatic treatment (or how to bind the origin of species to the physician's desk reference) -- Vectors, vertical transmission and the evolution of virulence -- How to be severe without vectors -- When water moves like a mosquito -- Attendant-borne transmission (or how are doctors and nurses like mosquitoes, machetes and moving water?) -- War and virulence -- AIDS: where did it come from and where is it going? -- Fight against AIDS: biomedical strategies and HIV's evolutionary responses -- A look backward -- A glimpse forward (or who needs Darwin)

Includes bibliographic references (p. 223-292) and index