Emerging Pathogens: The Archaeology, Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease
Many ancient diseases with a long history of afflicting mankind such as Tuberculosis and Malaria are now re-emerging. Greenblatt brings together palaeopathologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists and modern infectious disease specialists to examine this phenomenon. New techniques allow us to detect ancient pathogen DNA and other biomarkers, in effect the chemical 'signatures' of pathogens. These tools could help us develop strategies to combat modern emerging diseases.\ This book...
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This book bridges the gap that separates infectious disease specialists from paleopathologists who describe pathology in skeletal and mummified remains. Incorporating the views of anthropologists, medical ecologists, and molecular and evolutionary biologists, the book sheds light on the evolution of arthropod disease vectors, the emergence and co-evolution of human pathogens, and the archaeology of enteric infection. The editors are professors in the Department of Parasitology at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Israel. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Contributors1An overview: how infection began and became disease32Earth history, disease, and the evolution of primates133Bacterial symbionts of protozoa in aqueous environments - potential pathogens?254The microbiology of amber: a story of persistence395Evolution of arthropod disease vectors496The emergence and co-evolution of human pathogens677The state and future of paleoepidemiology798Anthropological perspectives on the study of ancient disease939Infectious processes around the dawn of civilization10310Evolution and ancient diseases: the roles of genes, germs, and transmission modes11711The molecular taphonomy of ancient biological molecules and biomarkers of disease12712Ancient DNA can identify disease elements14313Epidemiology of infectious diseases in the past: Yersin, Koch, and the skeletons15114The archaeology of enteric infection: Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli16715Palaeobacteriology with special reference to pathogenic mycobacteria17516Archaevirology: Characterization of the 1918 'Spanish' influenza pandemic virus18917Lessons from the past205References215Index247
