,Infectious Disease,infectious diseases,infectious diseased

Infectious disease is a major global determinant of child morbidity and mortality, and energetic investment in immune defenses (even in the absence of overt disease) is an important life-history variable, with implications for human growth and development. This study uses a biomarker of immune activation (C-reactive protein) to investigate an important aspect of child health among the Tsimane', a relatively isolated Amerindian population in lowland Bolivia...

T. W. McDade, et al. Predictors of C-reactive protein in Tsimane' 2 to 15 year-olds in lowl...