Disease ecology

Disease ecology is a sub-discipline of ecology concerned with the mechanisms, patterns, and effects of host-pathogen interactions, particularly those of infectious diseases, within the context of environmental factors[1][2] Disease ecology operates under the assumption that host-pathogen interactions can be conceptually united with other interspecific interactions, such as predation or parasitism. [3]

While the field is often defined within the context of ecology as a whole, disease ecology relates ideas from a wide variety of medical and biological disciplines including immunology, epidemiology, and genetics.[4]

References
  1. "Disease Ecology - Ecology - Oxford Bibliographies - obo". www.oxfordbibliographies.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. "Disease Ecology". serc.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  3. Ostfeld, Richard S. "Disease Ecology". Oxford Bibliographies. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Elizabeth Harp". sites.biology.colostate.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-20.


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