Infectious Diseases

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), also known as health-care-associated infections, encompass almost all clinically evident infections that do not originate from a patient's original admitting diagnosis. Within hours after admission, a patient's flora...

Many military health care beneficiaries, particularly military retirees, their dependants, and those representing their interests, state that they were promised "free health care for life at military facilities" as part of their...

Malaria is the leading parasitic infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in terms of morbidity, hospitalisation and mortality. Pregnant women and children under the age of five years, especially infants, are the most vulnerable. In SSA where 90%...

This book focuses on "malaria", specifically covering the overview of malarial research in Southeast Asia, the area with a high prevalence of this disease. Clinical aspects, scientific laboratory aspects, public health aspects, as well as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600213908Author Peter van NitchFormat PaperbackPage Count 139Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 228g

Before 1999, the West Nile Virus was unknown in the Western hemisphere. Since then, however, each summer has shown it moving progressively across the United States starting in New York. Such recurrent and steady movement means that the virus is here to...

This book discusses the current public health challenges in leprosy control face, exploring opportunities that may potentially accelerate progress towards the elimination of leprosy. Leprosy is the least contagious of infectious diseases; it is caused by...

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen transmitted to humans through ingested food. This bacterium is responsible for human listeriosis, an extremely serious infection with a high mortality rate. In Listeriosis Outbreaks: Symptoms, Risk Factors...

This volume looks at the newest methods, materials, equipment, and technologies developed to study the cell biology of the pneumococcus. The chapters, which cover a wide range of topics, are organized into six parts: Part one discusses the cultivation of...

Endocrine Neoplasia is a comprehensive, updated, and clearly-written text covering the diseases for which endocrine surgical expertise is often needed. We look towards advances in the science and the art of endocrine surgery to continuously improve...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833026828Author Sandra GeschwindFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 390g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833026767Author Lee H. HilborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 145Imprint RANDPublisher RAND

In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Susan Tuddenham brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Sexually Transmitted Infections. STIs are on the rise in the United States, and concerns for developing drug resistance...

MicroRNA in Human Infectious Diseases offers an overview of the therapeutic and diagnostic role microRNAs can play in treating infectious diseases. Beginning with an introduction on microRNAs and their mechanisms, the book then delves into the...

Vascular Responses to Pathogens focuses on the growing research from leaders in the field for both the short and long-term impact of pathogens on the vasculature. It discusses various organisms, including bacteria, parasites, and viruses, and their role...

Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as diseases being caused by pathogens only recently recognized to exist. This group of diseases is important globally, and the experience of the last 30 years suggests that new emerging diseases are likely to...

Social Ecology of Infectious Diseases explores how human activities enable microbes to disseminate and evolve, thereby creating favorable conditions for the diverse manifestations of communicable diseases. Today, infectious and parasitic diseases cause...

Insects are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the earth, with over a million described species. In common with all other life forms, insects suffer from viruses that cripple and kill. Admittedly, insects transmit...

Human polyomaviruses are non-enveloped viruses with a circular double-stranded DNA genome of approximately 5,000 base pairs. The members BK virus and JC virus were first isolated in 1971 and are very common in the human population. Simian virus 40...

Military health care professionals serve in a variety of settings, more diverse than is typically found in the civilian environment. The Military Health System (MHS) is a global, comprehensive, integrated system that includes combat medical services,...

Rabies is a viral neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic (i.e., transmitted by animals), most commonly by a bite from an infected animal but occasionally by other forms of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634844123Author Candice SheltonFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 364g

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a global problem that has an impact on the reproductive and sexual health worldwide. The most common causative agents of the STIs are Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria (N.) gonorrhoea, Treponema pallidum...

Neuropathic pain (NP) affects large populations worldwide determining increased direct and indirect costs and significantly alters the patients' quality of life and psychological morbidity. Neuropathic pain is defined according to the International...

Tamoxifen was first approved in 1977 and up to now remains a noteworthy therapeutic weapon to treat mainly breast cancer. However, further considerations exist regarding the tamoxifen profile. This book discusses recent research and future perspectives...

Infections that were once treatable have become more difficult to treat because of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but antibiotic use in food animals contributes to the emergence of resistant bacteria that may affect...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619423657Author Jonas MullerFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 528g

This book undertakes a general review on the major infectious diseases in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Secondly, it will set out the future directions for better preparedness in the fight against infectious diseases particularly the emerging new...

Stress is a physical response to an undesirable situation. Mild stress can result from missing the bus, standing in a long line at the store or getting a parking ticket. Stress can also be severe. Divorce, family problems, an assault, or the death of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789283213277Author IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to HumansFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint International...

This fully updated edition of Infectious Disease Surveillance is for frontline public health practitioners, epidemiologists, and clinical microbiologists who are engaged in communicable disease control. It is also a foundational text for trainees in...

Can today's innovative practices and molecular tools tame this ancient disease? One third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB), with about 10 million new cases annually. To combat TB and its agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis,...

Discusses the various human-pathogenic microorganisms.Covers recent advances in molecular diagnostics.Provides details on single locus, multilocus, and whole genome sequence characterization.Covers topics which aid in rapid detection and differentiation...

Malaria kills millions of people each year and hundreds of millions more suffer chronic illness. Economic development is inhibited and poverty is perpetuated. Tren and Bate argue that action against malaria is over-centralised and narrowly focused,...

A significant number of patients seen by general practitioners are suffering from infections. Although many of these are minor and self-limiting, they provide an important opportunity for improving the doctor's own understanding of the patient's response...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782742006168Author Jean MouchetFormat HardbackPage Count 428Imprint John Libbey EurotextPublisher John Libbey EurotextWeight(grams) 1760g

Discover new, effective strategies to prevent and treat sepsis. In this book, leading medical experts consider how the pathways implicated in early and late sepsis interact. Next, the book describes numerous pharmacological approaches that enable you to...

This book provides a comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date techniques for the detection and investigation of MRSA. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction to the method and purpose, and then goes into detailed protocols for every step of...

This book provides an easy to use, practical, yet comprehensive resource for family practitioners to use in the daily struggle against infectious diseases. It discusses vaccines and preventive measures as well as information on how to reduce the...

Populations of the western world are now healthier and enjoying higher life expectancy than ever. They are beginning to benefit from an array of costly new therapies made possible through recent rapid advances in medical science and technology, and their...