An ethical and prudential argument for prioritizing the reduction of parasite-stress in the allocation of health care resources.

The link between parasite-stress and complex psychological dispositions implies that the social, political, and economic benefits likely to flow from public health interventions that reduce rates of non-zoonotic infectious disease are far greater than have traditionally been thought. We sketch a pru...

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Main Authors: Powell, R, Clarke, S, Savulescu, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2012