Download or read book Infectious Disease written by Marta L. Wayne and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Very Short Introduction considers where particular diseases come from, how they are transmitted from one person to another, why some individuals are more susceptible than others, and what strategies can be used to combat these diseases. It explains the general principles of infection, the management of outbreaks, and the evolutionary and ecological approaches that are now central to much research about infectious disease.