Evolutive mechanisms in the epidemiology of the communicable diseases (author's transl)

Selective pressures playing on the interaction between an infectious agent and its host lead to a condition of maximal survival for both. Based on simple epidemiological relationships, we propose a model which permits the evaluation of the degree of adaptation of a host to the infectious agent.

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Published in:	Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 365
Main Authors:	Câmara, F P, de Andrade, P P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Brazil 01-12-1978
Subjects:	Adaptation, Physiological Animals Communicable Diseases - epidemiology Communicable Diseases - transmission Humans Models, Biological
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Summary:	Selective pressures playing on the interaction between an infectious agent and its host lead to a condition of maximal survival for both. Based on simple epidemiological relationships, we propose a model which permits the evaluation of the degree of adaptation of a host to the infectious agent.
ISSN:	0034-7310