Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans and Our Origins
Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans and Our Origins
Author(s): Petar GabrićSubject(s): Social Sciences, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: human evolution; paleogenetics; immune system; anthropogeny; SARS-CoV-2; dengue; Zika; streptococcus; Salmonella; malaria
Summary/Abstract: On May 16, 2020, the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny organized the symposium “Impact of Infectious Disease on Humans and Our Origins”. The symposium aimed to gather experts on infectious diseases in one place and discuss the interrelationship between different pathogens and humans in an evolutionary context. The talks discussed topics including SARS-CoV-2, dengue and Zika, the notion of human-specific diseases, streptococci, microbiome in the human reproductive tract, Salmonella enterica, malaria, and human immunological memory.
Journal: Anthropological Review
- Issue Year: 85/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 101-106
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
