The evolution of sex-specific virulence in infectious diseases
Many infectious diseases are more likely to progress to serious illness or death in men than in women, which has been attributed to a stronger immune response in women. Here, the authors propose that pathogen transmission from mother to child favours the evolution of lower virulence in women, and ar...
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Autores principales: | Francisco Úbeda, Vincent A. A. Jansen |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/42aa9621a6c74bfa9493dc923ef0d2aa |
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