Why We Get Sick
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"Why We Get Sick" is a landmark book in evolutionary medicine that explains how natural selection shapes human vulnerability to disease and illness.
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book
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work on evolutionary medicine ⓘ |
| aimsTo | integrate evolutionary biology with clinical medicine ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
many symptoms are evolved defenses
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modern lifestyles create evolutionary mismatches ⓘ some diseases result from evolutionary trade-offs ⓘ understanding evolution can improve medical practice ⓘ |
| discusses |
evolutionary explanations for anxiety and low mood
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evolutionary explanations for fever ⓘ evolutionary explanations for nausea and vomiting ⓘ evolutionary explanations for pain ⓘ evolutionary origins of infection susceptibility ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
distinction between proximate and ultimate causes of disease
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importance of evolutionary thinking in medical research ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
defenses versus defects in disease
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evolution of aging ⓘ evolutionary explanations for symptoms ⓘ evolutionary perspective on mental disorders ⓘ how natural selection shapes disease vulnerability ⓘ mismatch between modern environments and evolved traits ⓘ pathogen–host coevolution ⓘ trade-offs in evolutionary design ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
George C. Williams
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Randolph M. Nesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
evolutionary biology
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medicine ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Darwinian perspective on medicine ⓘ |
| hasReputation | foundational text in Darwinian medicine ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflicts between genes, individuals, and pathogens
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limits of natural selection in optimizing health ⓘ why natural selection leaves humans vulnerable to disease ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Darwinian psychiatry
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evolutionary medicine ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | landmark book in evolutionary medicine ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Darwinian medicine
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evolution by natural selection ⓘ evolutionary medicine ⓘ human disease ⓘ illness vulnerability ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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medical professionals ⓘ students of biology and medicine ⓘ |
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