Diseases and disorders

The genus Chlamydia encompasses a number of species of obligate intracellular bacteria, including important human pathogens like the most common bacterial agent of sexually transmitted disease.

This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in North America.

This book provides information on a range of issues related to prostate cancer survivorship, including; psychosexual care, health related quality of life, treatment, follow-up care, new psychosexual pathways, and acute and chronic co-morbidities.

This book offers a wide-ranging description and analysis of recent developments and current trends in health policy with regard to cancer drug safety.

This practical atlas describes the use of dermatoscopy in the clinic, a technique that is increasingly used by the clinical dermatologist.

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.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global health challenge as the third leading cause for cancer related mortalities worldwide.

This book provides valuable coverage on various immunomodulatory research associated with nutraceutical studies, from plant to animal and marine sources.

Selected as CHOICE magazine's Outstanding Academic Title, January 2017.

This book provides a case-based guide to the diagnosis and management of dermatopathological conditions.

This new series, based on a bi-annual conference and its topics, represents a major contribution to the emerging science of cancer research and regenerative medicine.

The main goal of the second edition of this book is to update the content on the rapidly growing field of lymphoscintigraphy, a radionuclide-based imaging procedure that provides information on the functional status of the lymphatic system.

This book chronicles the intersection of chaplaincy, autopathography (illness narratives), and stigmatized illness through the observations and stories of a chaplain working at a facility for people with HIV and AIDS.

A concise, practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment and management of common allergy and asthma conditions in primary care.

Advances in Immunology, Volume 157, the latest release in a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews in immunology.

Zahllose Menschen leiden unter Störungen ihres Halte- und Bewegungsapparates.

Viral Pathogenesis: From Basics to Systems Biology, Third Edition, has been thoroughly updated to cover topical advances in the evolving field of viral pathogenesis, while also providing the requisite classic foundational information for which it is recognized.

This book contains four selected chapters on infectious diseases, covering topics from prevention to control.

Atlas of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis reveals in-depth information about mycobacterium tuberculosis which has never before been reported.

This report shows how smart trade and investment policies, and regulatory cooperation in the Asia and Pacific region can help economies tackle climate change, recover from the pandemic, and support resilient and sustainable development.

Grants for research centers located in universities, medical centers, and other nonprofitresearch institutions account for about 9 percent of the National Institutes ofHealth budget.

Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease.

Immunization against disease is among the most successful global health efforts of the modern era, and substantial gains in vaccination coverage rates have been achieved worldwide.

During the 1950s, with the Cold War looming, military planners sought to know more about how to keep fighting forces fit and capable in the harsh Alaskan environment.

The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities - overcrowded with rapid population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated pattern of releases and admissions in low-income communities of color, and a health care system that is siloed from community public health - accelerates transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for COVID-19.

The public health burden from lung cancer is substantial: it is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

During the early years of the AIDS epidemic, thousands of Americans became infected with HIV through the nation's blood supply.

H1N1 ("e;swine flu"e;), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals.

Planning for an influenza pandemic, whether it occurs in the near or distant future, will need to take into account many constantly evolving factors.

Europe's "e;Black Death"e; contributed to the rise of nation states, mercantile economies, and even the Reformation.

Despite increasing knowledge of human nutrition, the dietary contribution to cancer remains a troubling question.

Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease.

Many ongoing changes are likely to have an impact on cancer research and care.

When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving.

An estimated forty million people carry the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and five million more become newly infected annually.

The number of people infected with HIV or living with AIDS is increasing at unprecedented rates as various scientists, organizations, and institutions search for innovative solutions to combating and preventing the disease.

Planning for an influenza pandemic, whether it occurs in the near or distant future, will need to take into account many constantly evolving factors.

Globalization is by no means a new phenomenon; transcontinental trade and the movement of people date back at least 2,000 years, to the era of the ancient Silk Road trade route.

H1N1 ("e;swine flu"e;), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals.

Early detection is essential to the control of emerging, reemerging, and novel infectious diseases, whether naturally occurring or intentionally introduced.

Glutamate is the most pervasive neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS).

Many ongoing changes are likely to have an impact on cancer research and care.

Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults.

Calcium and vitamin D are essential nutrients for the human body.

Infectious diseases have existed longer than us, as long as us, or are relatively newer than us.

Infectious diseases have existed longer than us, as long as us, or are relatively newer than us.

Glutamate is the most pervasive neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS).

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Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challenges.