Lyme disease : the ecology of a complex system
Ostfeld, Richard S., 1954-
Lyme disease : the ecology of a complex system [E-Book] - New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index.
Discovery -- It's the deer -- It's the mice -- It's the weather -- Questioning dogma -- Embracing complexity : food webs -- Embracing complexity : biodiversity -- Embracing complexity : ecosystem functioning -- Embracing complexity : biocontrol of ticks and Lyme disease -- In pursuit of emerging infectious diseases.
Most human diseases come from nature, from pathogens that live and breed in non-human animals and are "accidentally" transmitted to us. Human illness is only the culmination of a complex series of interactions among species in their natural habitats. To avoid exposure to these pathogens, we must understand which species are involved, what regulates their abundance, and how they interact. Lyme disease affects the lives of millions of people in the US, Europe, and Asia. It is the most frequently reported vector-borne disease in the United States; About 20,000 cases have been reported e
9780199780853 0199780854
Lyme disease--Environmental aspects.
Lyme disease--Epidemiology.
Arachnida as carriers of disease.
Biotic communities.
Arachnid Vectors
Ecosystem
Lyme Disease--transmission
Risk Factors
WC 406 / O85L 2010
Lyme disease : the ecology of a complex system [E-Book] - New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index.
Discovery -- It's the deer -- It's the mice -- It's the weather -- Questioning dogma -- Embracing complexity : food webs -- Embracing complexity : biodiversity -- Embracing complexity : ecosystem functioning -- Embracing complexity : biocontrol of ticks and Lyme disease -- In pursuit of emerging infectious diseases.
Most human diseases come from nature, from pathogens that live and breed in non-human animals and are "accidentally" transmitted to us. Human illness is only the culmination of a complex series of interactions among species in their natural habitats. To avoid exposure to these pathogens, we must understand which species are involved, what regulates their abundance, and how they interact. Lyme disease affects the lives of millions of people in the US, Europe, and Asia. It is the most frequently reported vector-borne disease in the United States; About 20,000 cases have been reported e
9780199780853 0199780854
Lyme disease--Environmental aspects.
Lyme disease--Epidemiology.
Arachnida as carriers of disease.
Biotic communities.
Arachnid Vectors
Ecosystem
Lyme Disease--transmission
Risk Factors
WC 406 / O85L 2010