Influenza: Human and Avain (In Practice Series) - Softcover

Jennings, Roy; Read, Robert C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853156981 ISBN 13: 9781853156984

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

In the modern era where rapid and relatively easy global travel is commonplace, the spread of infectious diseases, particularly influenza, represents a very real and almost annual threat to communities worldwide. Current extensive and global interest in influenza lies in the increasingly common reports of the transmission of a number of avian influenza virus strains to humans. Due to the high morbidity and mortality rates observed in humans infected by these strains, influenza is currently under the spotlight. With its accessible approach, broken down into easy to read chapters, this book tells the medical practitioner everything they need to know about influenza and the implications of avian flu. Besides reviewing and updating the biological characteristics of the influenza viruses, this key text explains the epidemiological and immune mechanisms that have important roles in, and form the background to, the pathogenesis of influenza infection. The book covers: the clinical features of influenza as it presents in different population group; the current situation with respect to the use of vaccines for immunization against influenza; the nature and rationale behind the recent development of the anti-influenza drugs; and, the management of influenza in general practice. This revised and updated edition also includes the new NICE guidelines on the treatment of influenza. This is an indispensable guide for medical practitioners working in either the general community or industrial- or company-based practices. This highly topical book will also be found useful by hospital-based consultants, junior doctors, nursing staff and other individuals connected with the healthcare profession.

About this title

About the Author

Roy Jennings
Emeritus Professor in the Section of Infection and Immunity, Division of Genomic medicine at the University of Sheffield. He graduated in microbiology from the University of Birmingham in 1960, gaining his PhD in 1967 at the University of the West Indies by working on respiratory viral infections. On returning to the UK, he spent five years as a Lecturer in Virology in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Leeds, before moving to the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Sheffield Medical School. He was Professor of Virology and Head of Department from 1993 to 1999. His research work has been primarily concerned with the disease of influenza, the influenza viruses and their control. He has published over 90 scientific papers on these topics.

Robert C Read
Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Section of Infection and Immunity, Division of Molecular and Genetic Medicine at the University of Sheffield Medical School, and Honorary Consultant Physician to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. He received his medical undergraduate training at the University of Sheffield, and has postgraduate training experience in Leeds, Bristol, London, Nottingham and San Francisco. His research interests include the pathogenesis and prevention of severe infections of the respiratory tract, including influenza.

Review

This book will serve as an indispensable guide for medical practitioners working in either the general community or industrial- or company-based practices. It will also be useful to hospital-based consultants, junior doctors, nursing staff and other individuals connected with the health care profession.
CABI Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1853156981
• ISBN 13: 9781853156984
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 80