The changing disease-scape in the third epidemiological transition

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Abstract

The epidemiological transition model describes the changing relationship between humans and their diseases. The first transition occurred with the shift to agriculture about 10,000 YBP, resulting in a pattern of infectious and nutritional diseases still evident today. In the last two centuries, some populations have undergone a second transition, characterized by a decline in infectious disease and rise in degenerative disease. We are now in the throes of a third epidemiological transition, in which a resurgence of familiar infections is accompanied by an array of novel diseases, all of which have the potential to spread rapidly due to globalization. © 2010 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International.

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Harper, K., & Armelagos, G. (2010). The changing disease-scape in the third epidemiological transition. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7020675

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