Infectious and contagious diseases

Geographic Information System (GIS) is one of the most important tools to help us understand public health and many aspects of our lives.

This outstanding dermatopathology atlas emphasizes the correlation of pathological findings with clinical presentations and presents a reader-friendly approach to the diagnosis and interpretation of skin biopsy results.

Compiles the most current information on the Zika virus and its associated diseases This comprehensive book provides the most up-to-date information for students, medical students, and scientists on Zika virus and its associated diseases.

Why Millions Died reviews the painfully slow development of research by isolated investigators who believed that diseases could be caused by infectious organisms.

Recombinant Poxviruses provides a comprehensive examination of poxviruses with an emphasis on the potential of these viruses as new vaccines.

Research-level overview of dendritic cell-bacterial interactions and the resultant induction of either immunity or tolerance.

The 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign was one of the largest public health campaigns in U.

Viruses and Climate Change, Volume 114 in the Advances in Virus Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on carbon-cycle and vector-borne viruses.

This book covers pathophysiology of fever, the general approach to the febrile patient, and offers a systematic, in-depth discussion regarding the differential diagnosis of unexplained fever.

Drugs into Bodies recounts the emergence and development of a globally oriented AIDS treatment activist movement that refused to accept that more than 40 million people with HIV in the developing world should simply be left to die.

Until recently, innate immunity was regarded as a relatively nonspecific system designed to engulf and destroy pathogens.

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

The study of Bacillus Anthracis remains at the forefront of microbiology research because of its potential use as a bioterror agent and its role in shaping our understanding of bacterial pathogenesis and innate immunity.

Reviews of first edition: This book tells every healthcare professional all they need to know about infection control A user-friendly, valuable source of knowledge on a subject that can be confusing and complicated.

Launched on Oxford Medicine Online in 2012, with the full-text of eight Mayo Clinic Scientific Press (MCSP) print titles and a bank of multiple-choice questions, Mayo Clinic Toolkit provides a single location for resident, fellow, and practicing clinicians to undertake the self-testing necessary to prepare for, and pass, the Boards.

This book investigates the links between the main sources of biological emergencies and presents a comprehensive policy framework that seeks to achieve the ultimate goal of biological security.

This book reviews the efficacy of Global Health Law, assessing why its legal framework based on the International Health Regulations did not represent a valid tool in the containment of modern global pandemics such as COVID-19.

Of the innumerable ways that science and humanity interact, few are as central or as significant as our interaction with microorganisms.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

HIV is spreading rapidly, and effective treatments continue to elude science.

Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient offers an illustrated, case-based matrix for treatment of infections across all types of immunosuppressed patients.

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Mycotic keratitis, also known asfungal keratitis, is commonly defined as an inflammation of the cornea.

The COVID-19 outbreak and response has been characterized by institutional missteps, media misinformation, and economic and social upheavals.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases present a major public health challenge.

Acinetobacter details the clinical aspects of this bacterium responsible for many infections in hospitalized patients.

Originally published in 1998 Sexual Behaviour and HIV/AIDS in Europe is detailed study comparing the major population surveys on sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS carried out in Europe at the time of publication.

Over 450,000 Americans have died due to COVID-19 and the deaths continue to climb.

La primera edición del libro Infectología Práctica para el Pediatra (2001) fue más exitosa de lo esperado.

The ecological relationships found to exist between tick vectors and pathogens in their zootic cycle can profoundly influence patterns of transmission and disease for humans and domestic animals.

The first in a new series created to acknowledge the explosion of knowledge in fields related to infectious disesases and clinical microbiology.

Written by a leading expert in the field, this book provides a clear and incisive analysis of the different perspectives of the global response to HIV/AIDS, and the role of the different global institutions involved.

Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018From December 2013, the largest Ebola outbreak in history swept across West Africa, claiming thousands of lives in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Over the last two decades, attempts to control the problem of tuberculosis have become increasingly more complex, as countries adopt and adapt to evolving global TB strategies.

Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites are known to cause the most common human disease.

Written by world-renowned experts, this book addresses immunological and molecular methodologies of diagnosis as well as clinical aspects of diseases.

This important book comprises a narrative account of research on the hepatitis B virus (and related subjects) and selected reprints from the laboratory of Nobel laureate Baruch S Blumberg and his colleagues.

Extensively revised and updated, the new edition of AIDS and Other Manifestations of HIV Infection is an essential reference resource providing a comprehensive overview of the biological properties of this etiologic viral agent, its clinicopathological manifestations, the epidemiology of its infection, and present and future therapeutic options.

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Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately 4,500 people worldwide every day.

Firefighters are taught to battle flames.

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 afflicts hundreds of thousands of children every year, especially in parts of the world such as sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV infection is prevalent and resources are limited.

The Guest Editors, coming from the Critical Care Medicine Department in the NIH, are the top thought leaders in the area of infections in critical care.

With specially commissioned introductions from international experts, the Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 series draws together previously published chapters on key themes in psychological science that engage with people's unprecedented experience of the pandemic.

The opening chapter of Living with HIV/AIDS: Challenges, Perspectives and Quality of Life is concerned with exploring the implications of living with invisible conditions in both social and professional networks, and how that may impact their overall health and wellbeing.

Advances in Virus Research, Volume 120, the latest release in this esteemed series, presents the latest research and developments in viruses.

As with the much-praised prior editions, the third edition of Strelkauskas' Microbiology: A Clinical Approach remains a comprehensive introductory textbook written specifically for pre-nursing, nursing and allied health students.

This book presents the 24 discoveries in infectious diseases that have merited Nobel Prize recognition since the inception of the awards in 1901.

This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce.