ANTHROP 4S03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Zoonosis, Schistosomiasis, Immunodeficiency
24 Apr 2020
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This chapter looks act environmentally mediated infectious disease, esp as result of. Emphasis on interaction of human influenced enviro changes on pathogen. Bc of biosocial and biocultural dynamics, human beings are not simply agents of population, spread to new areas, and increased impact of infectious disease enviro change but cause it and are objects of that change. The environment contributes to the appearance or diffusion of new diseases or the. We are reshaping the planet: depleting ocean species, deforestation, going into movement of older diseases to new areas previously human-free environment zones, novel interactions w new animals, climate shifts. Understanding infectious disease requires examining social, cultural, environmental, and biological factors in tandem. Eisenberg et al discuss the relationship between the environment and infectious disease. Slide 4 transmission: political, etc factors that help to shape the landscape of infectious disease. Environmental change is manifest in a complex web of ecological and social. Our actions have consequences in all realms environmental, social,
