The ten-thousand year fever : rethinking human and wild-primate malarias / / Loretta A Cormier.
"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 bi...
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| Superior document: | New frontiers in historical ecology ; v. 2 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New frontiers in historical ecology ;
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| Physical Description: | 241 p. |
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| Summary: | "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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781598744828 (hardback) 9781598744835 9781611327977 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Loretta A Cormier. |