Fighting the Battle against Infectious Diseases: Contributions of Selected Social Science Disciplines

Fighting the Battle against Infectious Diseases: Contributions of Selected Social Science Disciplines

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In spite of the “epidemiological transition”, infectious diseases remain as major threats to the health and well-being of human populations. Social factors are related to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. However, except for diseases which are more obviously social in their origin and...

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Main Author: Kai-Lit Phua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S3628
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spelling doaj-7a3cc2417cfb42c8ac837c8a91230f0c2020-11-25T03:17:11ZengSAGE PublishingInfectious Diseases1178-63372009-01-01210.4137/IDRT.S3628Fighting the Battle against Infectious Diseases: Contributions of Selected Social Science DisciplinesKai-Lit Phua0School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Selangor, Malaysia.In spite of the “epidemiological transition”, infectious diseases remain as major threats to the health and well-being of human populations. Social factors are related to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. However, except for diseases which are more obviously social in their origin and patterns of spread (e.g. sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infections such as HIV/AIDS), social scientists are less prominent in the battle against infectious diseases vis-à-vis their counterparts from the natural sciences. Sociologists and other social scientists from disciplines such as history, political science, economics, anthropology and mass communications can contribute significantly to the battle against infectious disease outbreaks.https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S3628
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description In spite of the “epidemiological transition”, infectious diseases remain as major threats to the health and well-being of human populations. Social factors are related to the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. However, except for diseases which are more obviously social in their origin and patterns of spread (e.g. sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infections such as HIV/AIDS), social scientists are less prominent in the battle against infectious diseases vis-à-vis their counterparts from the natural sciences. Sociologists and other social scientists from disciplines such as history, political science, economics, anthropology and mass communications can contribute significantly to the battle against infectious disease outbreaks.
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