Infectious Diseases

The 1918-19 influenza epidemic killed more than 50 million people, and infected between one fifth and half of the world's population. It is the world's greatest killing influenza pandemic, and is used as a worst case scenario for emerging infectious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156005814Author Paul MonetteFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 386g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641525565Author Lindsay ChristensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Fungal Infection: Diagnosis and Management, 4th Edition is a concise and up-to-date guide to the clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and management of superficial, subcutaneous and systemic fungal infections. This highly acclaimed book has...

A sweeping germ's-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle...

A study of culture, colonialism, and an epidemic in New Guinea When the Dutch government moved to stop headhunting by the Marind people of New Guinea in 1902 their actions unleashed new epidemics among a population already suffering from low fertility...

Newly organized and featuring new editors and hundreds of new images, Peters' Atlas of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Seventh Edition, brings you up to date with today's greatest challenges in tropical medicine. Increased global travel, climate...

Rapid Infectious Diseases is the fourth book to appear in the Rapid series. Each book is designed for short revision covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using well-thought out mnemonics to aid recall This new text provides students in...

For epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and health-care professionals, real-time and predictive modeling of infectious disease is of growing importance. This book provides a timely and comprehensive introduction to the modeling of infectious...

'An essential guide' (Dr Mark Hyman, author of Young Forever) to navigating life with the cognitive and mental health impairments that often accompany Long Covid.Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the shocking mortality figures obscured the fact that death...

Oxford Case Histories in Infection and Microbiology contains over 45 well structured cases, providing comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Each case comprises of a brief...

The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020, learning epidemiologic terms and developing diverse levels of expertise and facility. Public health professionals are now calling on citizen scientists to engage as outbreaks...

Why, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An expert in tropical diseases, Desowtiz searches for answers in this provocative book.About the AuthorRobert S. Desowitz (1926-2008) was...

Cervical cancer kills almost 350,000 women each year. What's more horrifying, is that millions have died of this disease that's nearly 100% preventable. It's no secret that healthcare is full of inequities, with a severe lack of accessible screening...

What is the true origin of COVID-19? President Joe Biden has ordered US intelligence agencies to further investigate the origins of COVID-19. Clearly, the US government isn't decided on what really happened at the start of the pandemic. Was it truly a...

Do you still need your psychiatric diagnosis? This book will help you to decide. A revolution is underway in mental health. If the authors of the diagnostic manuals are admitting that psychiatric diagnoses are not supported by evidence, then no one...

Widely used by students, residents, generalists, and specialists, Netter's Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition delivers must-know information on infectious diseases in a highly illustrated, easily accessible format. Concise visual overviews of essential...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312573010Author Sonia ShahFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594482694Author Steven JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm)...

Since its release in the fall of 2013, Dr. Horowitz's groundbreaking text on Lyme and chronic disease Why Can't I Get Better? Has been an extraordinary success, with more than 20,000 copies sold across formats to date and a media platform that is...

Apollo's Arrow offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it swept through American society in 2020, and of how the recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on momentous (yet dimly remembered) historical epidemics,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for The Arts Foundation Futures Awards, Comics Category 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781912408665Author Zara SlatteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Myriad...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684513857Author Aaron KheriatyFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Regnery Publishing IncPublisher Regnery Publishing IncWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...

Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle of panic followed by neglect. So a remarkable group of practitioners and scholars from many backgrounds came...

An understanding of the social sciences within infection prevention and control (IPC) is important for those working in health and social care. This new book, Infection Prevention and Control: A Social Science Perspective positions the specialty of IPC...

In this panoramic and up-to-date account, we learn how the Black Death, smallpox, the Spanish flu and other great epidemics have led to enormous sufferings and mass death, as well as contributing to the fall of empires and changing the course of history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976379706Author Bryan RosnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Biomed Publishing GroupPublisher Biomed Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 535g

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A story of courage and risk-taking, "House on Fire" tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Part...

Now in four convenient volumes, Field's Virology remains the most authoritative reference in this fast-changing field, providing definitive coverage of virology, including virus biology as well as replication and medical aspects of specific virus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216310Author Darin IngelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

This fully illustrated text is an essential guide for trainees in Haematology and Medicine studying for higher examinations, as well as for professionals wishing to expand their knowledge or revalidate.The book contains over 100 illustrated cases...

Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy,...

The Pocket Guide to Mycological Diagnosis provides useful and concise information for microbiologists and professionals diagnosing the most medically relevant fungal species. Cellular and molecular techniques, immunological methods, and more accurate...

Meticulously reviewed and updated for today's medical students, Basic Immunology, 6th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This...

The must-have guide for anticipating, preparing, and protecting yourself from a potential coronavirus outbreak with 101 science-based tips.The Coronavirus Prevention Handbook is a comprehensive guide, written by Wang Zhou and a panel of experts at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583949511Author Brendan KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Over the years doubts have been expressed about the accepted view that the Black Death was caused by bubonic plague. By looking at the evidence of tree-rings and ice cores, the author has identified a series of natural catastrophes at the beginning of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593544921Author Maria SmiliosFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 663gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorGORDON GIESBRECHT PH.D., is a professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he operates the Laboratory for Exercise and...