| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
pt. I. Peripatetic youth. ch. 1. My childhood (1927-1937). ch. 2. Going to foreign schools (1937-1941). ch. 3. Return to China (1941-1947). ch. 4. Remembering father : Feng-Shan Ho -- pt. II. Adulthood and career. ch. 5. From philosophy to medicine. ch. 6. My life long companion -- Carol. ch. 7. Fellowship : from endotoxin to interferon. ch. 8. Research on interferon. ch. 9. The viral fifth columnists. ch. 10. Academic medicine. ch. 11. The ups and downs of a department. ch. 12. An assessment of my career -- pt. III. Experience in Taiwan. ch. 13. Academia sinica. ch. 14. What's in a name? ch. 15. Research and advocacy in antibiotic resistance. ch. 16. Improving Taiwan's medical training and medical education -- pt. IV. Thoughts and reflections. ch. 17. Reflections in Taiwan. ch. 18. Traditional Chinese medicine. ch. 19. Religions and spirituality. ch. 20. America |
| Summary |
AThis fascinating book comprises the autobiographical reminiscences and reflections of Monto Ho, M.D., a Chinese-born, American physician and widely recognized infectious disease specialist. It presents a remarkable opportunity to understand his personal history, the development of his scholarly qualities, and the logic of his scientific and cultural passions. A leader in the field over the past half a century, the author was a pioneer investigator of interferon. He made major contributions to the pathogenesis of virus infections in the immunocompromised host, especially of cytomegalovirus and other herpesvirus infections in organ transplant recipients. He built a strong science-based infectious diseases group at the University of Pittsburgh in the US. In his "second career" in Taiwan, Monto Ho changed the direction of his research to address problems that were important to that country. He recognized the threat posed by the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the need to enhance the quality of training of infectious diseases physicians. These efforts paid unexpected dividends. The appropriate use of antibiotics has become an important national health priority, and there is now intense research on the devastating outbreaks of enterovirus 71 in children |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Ho, Monto
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Ho, Monto |
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Ho, Monto |
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Chinese American physicians -- Biography
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Physicians.
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Asian Americans.
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Communicable diseases.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Interferon.
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Physicians
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Asian
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Communicable Diseases
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Interferons
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physicians.
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Physicians
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Interferon
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Drug resistance in microorganisms
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Communicable diseases
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Asian Americans
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Chinese American physicians
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China |
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Taiwan |
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United States |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives
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Biographies
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005050602 |
| ISBN |
9789812700964 |
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981270096X |
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