Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, discusses the constantly evolving field of infectious diseases and their continued impact on the health of populations, especially in resource-limited areas of the world. Students in public health, biomedical professionals, clinicians, public health practitioners, and decisions-makers will find valuable information in this book that is relevant to the control and prevention of neglected and emerging worldwide diseases that are a major cause of global morbidity, disability, and mortality.
Although substantial gains have been made in public health interventions for the treatment, prevention, and control of infectious diseases during the last century, in recent decades the world has witnessed a worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, increasing antimicrobial resistance, and the emergence of many new bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens.
The economic, social, and political burden of infectious diseases is most evident in developing countries which must confront the dual burden of death and disability due to infectious and chronic illnesses.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xiii 6. 1. Recent Developments in the Definition and Official Names of Virus Species - p. 1 7. 2. A Theory-Based Pragmatism for Discovering and Classifying Newly Divergent Species of Bacterial Pathogens - p. 25 8. 3. Population Structure of Pathogenic Bacteria - p. 51 9. 4. Epidemiology and Evolution of Fungal Pathogens in Plants and Animals - p. 71 10. 5. Clonal Evolution - p. 99 11. 6. Coevolution of Host and Pathogen - p. 115 12. 7. Microbes as Tracers of Past Human Demography and Migrations - p. 141 13. 8. Phylogenetic Analysis of Pathogens - p. 167 14. 9. Evolutionary Responses to Infectious Disease - p. 195 15. 10. Infectious Disease Genomics - p. 211 16. 11. Proteomics and Host–Pathogen Interactions: A Bright Future? - p. 227 17. 12. The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance - p. 257 18. 13. Modern Morphometrics of Medically Important Arthropods - p. 285 19. 14. Evolution of Resistance to Insecticide in Disease Vectors - p. 313 20. 15. Genetics of Major Insect Vectors - p. 341 21. 16. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Pathogens: Methods, Analyses, and Applications - p. 383 22. 17. Next-Generation Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Infectious Diseases - p. 405 23. 18. Genomics of Infectious Diseases and Private Industry - p. 421 24. 19. Current Progress in the Pharmacogenetics of Infectious Disease Therapy - p. 435 25. 20. Genetic Exchange in Trypanosomatids and Its Relevance to Epidemiology - p. 459 26. 21. Genomic Insights Into the Past, Current, and Future Evolution of Human Parasites of the Genus Plasmodium - p. 487 27. 22. Integrated Genetic Epidemiology of Chagas Disease - p. 509 28. 23. Adaptive Evolution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex to Different Hosts - p. 529 29. 24. The Evolution and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - p. 553 30. 25. Origin and Emergence of HIV/AIDS - p. 573 31. 26. Evolution of SARS Coronavirus and the Relevance of Modern Molecular Epidemiology - p. 601 32. 27. Ecology and Evolution of Avian Influenza Viruses - p. 621 33. Index - p. 641
Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, discusses the constantly evolving field of infectious diseases and their continued impact on the health of populations, especially in resource-limited areas of the world. Students in public health, biomedical professionals, clinicians, public health practitioners, and decisions-makers will find valuable information in this book that is relevant to the control and prevention of neglected and emerging worldwide diseases that are a major cause of global morbidity, disability, and mortality.
Although substantial gains have been made in public health interventions for the treatment, prevention, and control of infectious diseases during the last century, in recent decades the world has witnessed a worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, increasing antimicrobial resistance, and the emergence of many new bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens.
The economic, social, and political burden of infectious diseases is most evident in developing countries which must confront the dual burden of death and disability due to infectious and chronic illnesses.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xiii 6. 1. Recent Developments in the Definition and Official Names of Virus Species - p. 1 7. 2. A Theory-Based Pragmatism for Discovering and Classifying Newly Divergent Species of Bacterial Pathogens - p. 25 8. 3. Population Structure of Pathogenic Bacteria - p. 51 9. 4. Epidemiology and Evolution of Fungal Pathogens in Plants and Animals - p. 71 10. 5. Clonal Evolution - p. 99 11. 6. Coevolution of Host and Pathogen - p. 115 12. 7. Microbes as Tracers of Past Human Demography and Migrations - p. 141 13. 8. Phylogenetic Analysis of Pathogens - p. 167 14. 9. Evolutionary Responses to Infectious Disease - p. 195 15. 10. Infectious Disease Genomics - p. 211 16. 11. Proteomics and Host–Pathogen Interactions: A Bright Future? - p. 227 17. 12. The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance - p. 257 18. 13. Modern Morphometrics of Medically Important Arthropods - p. 285 19. 14. Evolution of Resistance to Insecticide in Disease Vectors - p. 313 20. 15. Genetics of Major Insect Vectors - p. 341 21. 16. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Pathogens: Methods, Analyses, and Applications - p. 383 22. 17. Next-Generation Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Infectious Diseases - p. 405 23. 18. Genomics of Infectious Diseases and Private Industry - p. 421 24. 19. Current Progress in the Pharmacogenetics of Infectious Disease Therapy - p. 435 25. 20. Genetic Exchange in Trypanosomatids and Its Relevance to Epidemiology - p. 459 26. 21. Genomic Insights Into the Past, Current, and Future Evolution of Human Parasites of the Genus Plasmodium - p. 487 27. 22. Integrated Genetic Epidemiology of Chagas Disease - p. 509 28. 23. Adaptive Evolution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex to Different Hosts - p. 529 29. 24. The Evolution and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - p. 553 30. 25. Origin and Emergence of HIV/AIDS - p. 573 31. 26. Evolution of SARS Coronavirus and the Relevance of Modern Molecular Epidemiology - p. 601 32. 27. Ecology and Evolution of Avian Influenza Viruses - p. 621 33. Index - p. 641
