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Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach

Book by Kimberly A. Plomp · 7 quotes · Evolution, Homo Sapiens, Species

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“Pain is an evolutionary adaptation that is instructive in that it alerts us to injury, and without pain feedback, humans would likely be incapable of surviving.”

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“Just like trauma has a long evolutionary history, we suggest that the treatment of the resulting injuries is also a part of our evolution.”

Pain Struggle Psychology Evolution Survival Human Species Dolor

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“The human skeleton differs in many ways from those of the great apes, and some of the differences are in regions commonly afflicted bu acquired conditions.”

Pain Evolution Species Spine Back Pain Morbility

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“The human skeleton differs in many ways from those of the great apes, and some of the differences are in regions commonly afflicted by acquired conditions.”

Pain Evolution Species Spine Back Pain Morbility

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“During the initial agricultural -revolution-, people began to cultivate cereals, rice and other plants. They settled into permanent dwellings to tend crops and led more sedentary lifestyles. Some early agriculturalists decreased the breadth of their diet, incorporated more carbohydrates and lived in larger communities, where diseases could spread more easily.”

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“Identification of environments throughout human history that have aided parasite transmission, as well as social or cultural practices that have contributed to infections, can help inform approaches that could be taken to mitigate infections today.”

Evolution Medicine Species Homo Sapiens Parasite

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“Direct comparison of diet and behaviour between species is strongest between Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.”

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