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OverviewExamines 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. Since the eighteenth century, chronic diseases have superseded acute infectious diseases as the predominant cause of morbidity and mortality; age at death has shifted from childhood to older adult ages; and life expectancy, population, and the proportion of older people continue to increase. This transition constitutes a fundamental change in the human condition, and thus an understanding of the historical process behind it is of major importance. This book is the first to document this ongoing, worldwide epidemiological transition in a single country, drawing on records of cause-specific mortality since the eighteenth century in England and comparative data from other Westerncountries. Alexander Mercer discusses possible causes of specific disease trends, reassessing the relative importance of ""health interventions"" and ""standard of living"" as determinants of increased life expectancy, and presents anew theory of how chronic diseases have developed. Showing that specific microorganisms are causal agents in some chronic diseases, the study suggests that a new conceptualization of the epidemiological transition is required, one that takes into account interrelationships between infectious diseases, between infections and chronic diseases, and between disorders underlying different chronic diseases. Alexander Mercer is an independent researcher. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander MercerPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Volume: v. 31 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580465083ISBN 10: 1580465080 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 22 December 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"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"ReviewsInfections, Chronic Disease, and the Epidiologic Transition is an outstanding contribution to understanding one of the most important episodes in human history. --Samuel Preston, professor of sociology, University of Pennsylvania Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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