Public Health & Infectious Disease

Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as diseases being caused by pathogens. This title features chapters that explain the reasons for the emergence of these infectious diseases. It highlights dengue and malaria, as well as agents such as West Nile and other arbovirus that have spread to the continents causing widespread concerns.

List of contents

Part I: Overview and Syndrome Chapters; Bacterial Infections, Childhood infectious diseases, Intestinal infections, Foodborne illnesses, Waterborne diseases, Hepatitis viral, Pneumonia; Part II: Bacteria and Rickettsia, Botulism, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Brucellosis, Escherichia coli, Cholera and other Vibrioses, Shigellosis, Salmonella, Typhoid fever, Helicobacter Pylori, Rickettsia, Streptococcal diseases, Chlamydia (Trachoma &STI), Leprosy, Syphilis; Part III: Parasites, intro to Parasitic diseases, Ectoparasites and Arthropod vectors, Protozoan diseases (various), Helminthes diseases (various); Part IV: Viruses, Arboviruses, Dengue, Dengue Hemorhagic Fever, Herpes Viruses, Measles, Mumps, Poliomyelitis, Rabies, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Rhinoviruses, Rubella, Yellow Fever

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Griffiths, Davidson Hamer
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Griffiths (Editor), Jeffrey K. Griffiths (Editor), Davidson H. Hamer (Editor), Kris Heggenhougen (Editor), Kris (Centre for International Health Heggenhougen (Editor), Kristian Heggenhougen (Editor), Kristian (Centre for International Health Heggenhougen (Editor), James H. Maguire (Editor), Maguire James H. (Editor), Stella Quah (Editor), Stella (Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Quah (Editor), Stella R. Quah (Editor), Stella R. (Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Quah (Editor), Stella R. Quah (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2010
• EAN: 9780123815064
• ISBN: 978-0-12-381506-4
• No. of pages: 580
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases