Emerging Infections (Volume -) (Biomedical Research Reports, Volume -) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0124259316 ISBN 13: 9780124259317

Publisher: Academic Press, 2000

Synopsis

Emerging Infections is a reprint of the inaugural volume of the thematic serial, Biomedical Research Reports Series that provides annual updates on hot topics of interest to a broad spectrum of the biomedical research community. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews of the most important "new" and reemerging bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, their life cycles, host defense evasion strategies, and clinical features. Emerging Infections includes in-depth coverage of the history of infectious disease outbreaks, population and evolutionary biology of human pathogens, and current epidemiological models that describe how ecological and demographic changes produce new epidemics. The book covers the major established pathogens as well as the new and sensational--mad cow disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, pathogenic E-coli, and flesh-eating bacteria.

Key Features* Discusses persisting problems in tuberculosis* Covers pathogenic escherichia colo 0157:H7* Explains the revival of Group A Streptococcal diseases* Provides information on antibiotic resistance in bacteria* Includes coverage of Korean hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome* Questions where the Ebola virus comes from and where is it going

About this title

About the Author

Dr.John Gallin served as Director of the NIH Clinical Center (1994–2017) and later as NIH Associate Director for Clinical Research. He led the development of the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and global training programs. His research focused on rare immune disorders, and he published extensively. Dr. Gallin was the founder of the Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research course at the NIH. Dr. Gallin passed away in 2024.

From the Back Cover

Emerging Infections offers state-of-the-art coverage of new and reemerging bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, their life cycles, host defense evasion strategies, and clinical features. This volume, with contributions from eminent international researchers, includes the history of infectious disease outbreaks, population and evolutionary biology of human pathogens, and current epidemiological models describing how ecological and demographic changes produce new epidemics. Articles detail the major established pathogens as well as the new and sensational.
Highlights
* Persisting problems in tuberculosis
* Pathogenic Escherichia coli 0157:H7
* The revival of Group A Streptococcal diseases
* Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
* Korean hemorrhagic fever and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
* Ebola virus: where does it come from and where is it going?

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Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0124259316
• ISBN 13: 9780124259317
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Krause Richard M.