This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework, advancing research in this multifaceted area and offering an ideal supplemental text.

Introduction; 1: Defining the Anthropology of Infectious Disease; 2: Denizens of the Microbial World; 3: More Than Human; 4: Environmental Disruption, Pluralea Interactions, and Infectious Diseases; 5: Emergent, Reemergent, and Drug-Resistant Infectious Agents; 6: Infectious Disease Syndemics; 7: Inequality, Political Ecology, and the Future of Infectious Diseases