Environmental determinants of infectious and parasitic diseases

A review of the role of the environment as a determinant of infectious and parasitic diseases is presented. Historical considerations and the several environmental classifications of diseases are introduced. In a broader perspective the subject is analyzed in view of the emergence of the environment...

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Main Author: Léo Heller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1998-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000700002