Infectious Diseases category: 1139 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Fungal infections are an increasing problem in critically ill patients and these infections carry an attributable mortality that is much higher than corresponding bacterial infections. In both Europe and North America, Candida infections predominate and much of this book concentrates on the epidemiology,...
Rabies
Scientific Basis of the Disease and Its Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
Rabies remains one of the most important global public health problems worldwide. Although many important developments have been made over the past century to combat this ancient disease, Rabies has become a re-emergent infection in the developing world. The 3e updates this classic reference with...
Bronchiectasis
The EMBARC Manual
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
This book presents state of the art knowledge and practice in the rapidly developing field of bronchiectasis not due to cystic fibrosis. The focus is especially on diagnosis and existing and emerging therapies, but the book also covers a wide range of other key topics, from pathophysiology, histopathology,...
The New Hepatitis C
Effective Clinical Management in the Age of All-Oral Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Fueled in part by the opioid epidemic, the number of reported hepatitis C virus infections tripled in the United States between 2010 and 2015. As new infections continue to mount, new therapies have produced seismic changes in how HCV is treated clinically, leaving a gap between the most current clinical...
by David M. Knipe, Peter Howley
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Fields Virology is the authoritative reference book for virology, providing definitive coverage of all aspects of virology, including thorough coverage of virus biology as well as replication and medical aspects of specific virus families. With the regular outbreaks of influenza, noroviruses as well...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
This comprehensive compilation provides authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's health experts about West Nile virus, including the latest about the largest WNV outbreak ever seen in the United States in the summer of 2012. Starting with the basics, and advancing to detailed...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
A comprehensive textbook on tuberculosis that covers all aspects of the disease: epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention. The main part of the book comprises very detailed and richly illustrated clinical chapters. The copious images are the advantage of this book....
Sick Societies
Responding to the global challenge of chronic disease
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Chronic diseases-heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and common cancers-claim more than one out of every two lives worldwide. Within the next few decades their toll will rise, most greatly in developing countries. Yet this rapid growth of chronic diseases is not being met with a proportionate global...
Global Health
An Introduction to Current and Future Trends
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Global Health continues to provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date and thought-provoking outline and understanding of the constantly evolving global health landscape. In this new edition the authors have maintained the successful structure and organisation of the previous edition to examine...
The Prevention of Cancer
Pointers from Epidemiology
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Epidemiological studies show that cancer incidence is far more dependent on the conditions of life than previously supposed. Classically, cancers occurred with heavy exposure to a specific occupational hazard, or were associated with habits. In some instances, research shows, the incidence of cancer...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in Oceania. This book will discuss in detail pathology, diagnostics and control approaches of selected NTDs in the geographic region. A large part of Oceania’s population lives in poverty and therefore is...
Fungal Infection
Diagnosis and Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Fungal Infection: Diagnosis and Management, 4th Edition is a concise and up-to-date guide to the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of superficial, subcutaneous and systemic fungal infections.
This highly acclaimed book has been extensively revised and updated throughout...
Global Orthopedics
Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
Global Orthopedics: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings was conceived and written to be a unique reference for surgeons working in resource-limited environments. The first sections provide historical background, global public health perspectives of orthopedics, the...
Pathogen Genomics
Impact on Human Health
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2002
Leading infectious disease researchers and pharmaceutical scientists comprehensively review the latest genomic technologies and their application to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The authors' cross-disciplinary approach, with expertise acquired from studying disease-causing viruses, bacteria,...