Mercer Infections, Chronic Disease, and the Epidemiological Transition

A New Perspective
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-58046-871-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 31, 352 Seiten

Reihe: Rochester Studies in Medical History

Examines the ongoing, worldwide epidemiological transition from acute infectious diseases to chronic diseases as the predominant causes of death, presenting a new theory on how chronic diseases have developed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mercer, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Background
Theoretical Framework, Data, and Study Outline: The Concept of Epidemiological Transition
A New Infectious Disease Environment
Mortality Decline, Food, and Population Growth: "Standard of Living" and Nutrition
Smallpox
Typhus, Typhoid, Cholera, Diarrhea, and Dysentery
Infant Mortality
Child Mortality
Tuberculosis
Respiratory Diseases
Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer
Other Chronic Diseases
Epidemiological Transition: A New Perspective
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index