THE EVOLUTION OF VIRULENCE

被引：72

作者：

EWALD, PW

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来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1993年 / 268卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0493-86

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Why do some pathogens evolve into harmful forms that cause severe diseases, such as AIDS, whereas others inflict no more than a runny nose? Reasons include the way in which the organism is transmitted and, interestingly, human behavior. Our ability to direct the evolution of pathogens may herald a new approach to medicine.

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