Infection-avoidance behaviour in humans and other animals

Highlights • The biology of host resistance and tolerance is better understood than infection avoidance behavior. • Parasite avoidance behaviour in animals and humans is governed by the disgust adaptive system. • Animals can defend themselves against parasites using four fundamental avoidance strate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in immunology 2014-10, Vol.35 (10), p.457-464
1. Verfasser:	Curtis, Valerie A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy and Immunology Animals avoidance Behavior Behavior, Animal behaviour Biological Evolution Biology Communicable Diseases - immunology disgust Epidemiology Gene amplification Host-Parasite Interactions - immunology Humans hygiene infection Infections Organisms Parasites sanitation Signal Transduction - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • The biology of host resistance and tolerance is better understood than infection avoidance behavior. • Parasite avoidance behaviour in animals and humans is governed by the disgust adaptive system. • Animals can defend themselves against parasites using four fundamental avoidance strategies. • Avoidance behaviour is first in a continuum of resistance and tolerance responses.
ISSN:	1471-4906 1471-4981
DOI:	10.1016/j.it.2014.08.006