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The Transmission of Epidemic Influenza (Hardcover, 1992 ed.)
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The Transmission of Epidemic Influenza (Hardcover, 1992 ed.)
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THE PLAGUE YEARS Mankind has always been fascinated by "origins,"
and biologists are no exception. Darwin is our most famous example.
What is the origin of mankind, of species, of infectious diseases?
In the last few years we have seen the emergence and spread of some
apparently "new" viruses, such as HIV -1 and the virus causing
bovine spongiform encephalomyelopathy. But are these, in fact,
entirely new agents, or mutated forms of "old" viruses that have
evolved along with us for eons? Edgar Hope-Simpson could not have
written this book at a more opportune moment. He is a firm believer
in gradual evolution, rather than the sudden arrival of new agents.
I suspect that he would also have a naturalist's Darwinian approach
for the origin of AIDS. It has been a source of some amazement to
me over the years how even the most innovative scientists conform
to a current hypothesis. Pioneer thinking comes more easily to
persons outside the scientific mainstream. Edgar Hope Simpson has
always struck me as a modem-day naturalist of the classic style,
observant and perhaps a little maverick in line of thought.
Certainly, the central hypothesis propounded in this book will be
controversial to many scientists. From his unique citadel, the
Epidemiological Research Unit in Cirencester, he has carefully
reexamined mortality data from old records as well as new."
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