| Description |
xiv, 513 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Biomedical research reports |
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Biomedical research reports.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases; Stemming the Tide / Richard M. Krause -- 2. Analytical Theory of Epidemics / Roy M. Anderson -- 3. Persisting Problems in Tuberculosis / John D. McKinney, William R. Jacobs, Jr. and Barry R. Bloom -- 4. Mobile Genetic Elements and the Evolution of New Epidemic Strains of Vibrio cholerae / Eric J. Rubin, Matthew K. Waldor and John J. Mekalanos -- 5. Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7: A Model for Emerging Infectious Diseases / Thomas S. Whittam, Elizabeth A. McGraw and Sean D. Reid -- 6. The Revival of Group A Streptococcal Diseases, with a Commentary on Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome / James M. Musser and Richard M. Krause -- 7. Lyme Disease / Allen C. Steere -- 8. Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria / Julian E. Davies and Vera Webb -- 9. Influenza: An Emerging Microbial Pathogen / Robert G. Webster -- 10. The Emergence of Dengue: Past, Present, and Future / Edward C. Holmes, Lucy M. Bartley and Geoffrey P. Garnett |
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11. The AIDS Epidemic: Demographic Aspects, Population Biology, and Virus Evolution / Thomas C. Quinn and Anthony S. Fauci -- 12. Korean Hemorrhagic Fever and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Two Examples of Emerging Hantaviral Diseases / Neal Nathanson and Stuart T. Nichol -- 13. Ebola Virus: Where Does It Come from and Where Is It Going? / Frederick A. Murphy and C. J. Peters -- 14. Arthropod-borne Pathogens: Issues for Understanding Emerging Infectious Diseases / Walter J. Tabachnick -- 15. "New" Intestinal Parasitic Protozoa / Adel A. F. Mahmoud -- 16. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies of Man and Animals / James Hope -- 17. Malaria: A Global Threat / Karen P. Day |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Communicable diseases.
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Emerging infectious diseases.
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Epidemiology.
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Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology.
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Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology.
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| Author |
Krause, Richard M., 1925-2015.
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| LC no. |
97045688 |
| ISBN |
0124259308 (alk. paper) |
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0124259316 (paperback) |
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