Infectious Diseases, Second Edition furnishes the basic facts regarding the common infections encountered in the British Isles. The infectious diseases covered in this edition include varicella and herpes zoster, smallpox, tetanus, measles, mumps, influenza, and acute respiratory disease. The poliomyelitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, malaria, tuberculosis, cytomegalic inclusion disease, and rabies are also discussed. This book likewise deliberates the host-parasite relationship, control of infection in hospitals, sterilization and disinfection, pyrexia of undetermined origin (PUO), and public health law. This publication is valuable not only to clinicians but also to epidemiologists, microbiologists and community physicians whose work is connected with the many problems in the field of acute medicine.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. No jacket. Second edition, revised and enlarged. London: William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd., 1978. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. 7.5" wide by 10" tall. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Well illustrated, including full-color photos. Foreword by J. W. Howie. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original red leatherette, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket. xii, 401pp. Seller Inventory # 016836