Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases , An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases , An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Alimuddin I. Zumla

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2019-11-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323708463

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Zumla and Hui have assembled an excellent clinical overview of the current priorities in treating emerging and re-emerging infections. A number of landmark events have occurred in the area of epidemic infections. The frequency and diversity of serious and drug/antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing. New and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks continue to cause much human suffering and loss of life worldwide. Current priority infectious diseases concerns that threaten global health security are covered in this issue: Cholera; Typhoid and antibiotic-resistant strains; multi—drug-resistant Tuberculosis; Invasive Meningococcal disease; Invasive Pneumococcal disease; antibiotic-resistant bacterial, viral, and protozoal infections; diphtheria; pandemic influenza; MERS; SARS; Measles; viral haemorrhagic fevers; wild-type Polio virus; Zika; antibiotic-resistant sexually transmitted diseases; drug-resistant Malaria; ARV-resistant HIV; and fungal infections. This issue’s clinical review articles, written by authoritative and renowned experts in the area would, have broad appeal, from general internists to respiratory specialists. It should also prove interesting to infectious diseases specialists, health practitioners in the tropics, pulmonologists, internal medicine fellows, family physicians, and health-care policy makers in the west and developing countries. Medical students, postgraduates, and research fellows (both undergraduates and postgraduates) will also find this issue useful and to be a updated reference in the field of respiratory medicine, tropical medicine, and infectious diseases.

Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases , an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases , an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Alimuddin Zumla

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2019-10-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780323708456

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Zumla and Hui have assembled an excellent clinical overview of the current priorities in treating emerging and re-emerging infections. A number of landmark events have occurred in the area of epidemic infections.? The frequency and diversity of serious and drug/antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing. New and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks continue to cause much human suffering and loss of life worldwide.? Current priority infectious diseases concerns that threaten global health security are covered in this issue: Cholera; Typhoid and antibiotic-resistant strains; multi-drug-resistant Tuberculosis; Invasive Meningococcal disease; Invasive Pneumococcal disease; antibiotic-resistant bacterial, viral, and protozoal infections; diphtheria; pandemic influenza; MERS; SARS; Measles; viral haemorrhagic fevers; wild-type Polio virus; Zika; antibiotic-resistant sexually transmitted diseases; drug-resistant Malaria; ARV-resistant HIV; and fungal infections. This issue's clinical review articles, written by authoritative and renowned experts in the area would, have broad appeal, from general internists to respiratory specialists. It should also prove interesting to infectious diseases specialists, health practitioners in the tropics, pulmonologists, internal medicine fellows, family physicians, and health-care policy makers in the west and developing countries. Medical students, postgraduates, and research fellows (both undergraduates and postgraduates) will also find this issue useful and to be a updated reference in the field of respiratory medicine, tropical medicine, and infectious diseases.

New and Emerging Infectious Diseases
New and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Author: Mary Elizabeth Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781416063193

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As expanding human communities result in radical modifications to our natural environments, previously harmless micro-organisms take on lethal potential. Moreover, existing diseases continually threaten to re-emerge or spread. This issue of Medical Clinics of North America looks at important aspects of this troubling topic and features the following articles: the Role of Migrants and Immigrants in Infectious Disease; Global Environment Change and Infectious Disease; the Role of the Traveller; Cholera; Rickettsial and Other Emerging Tick-borne Infections; West Nile Virus; Surveillance of Microbial Threats; HIV/AIDS; Chikungunya Virus Infections; Rift Valley Fever; Medical Tourism; Changing Patterns of Dengue and the Role of Travellers; and Antimicrobial Resistance.

Infectious Disease Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Infectious Disease Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Author: Stephen Y Liang

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2018-11-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 032364323X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Dr. Stephen Liang and Rachel Chin, focuses on Infectious Disease Emergencies, with topics including: Cardiovascular and Bloodstream Infections; Pneumonia and Respiratory Tract Infections; Urinary Tract Infections; CNS Infections; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; MSK infections; Sexually Transmitted Infections; HIV Emergencies; Oncology Infectious Disease Emergencies; Transplant Infectious Disease Emergencies; Emerging Infections in the Emergency Department, Trauma/disaster-related infections; Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department; and Infection Prevention in the Emergency Department.

Emerging Infections
Emerging Infections

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1992-02-01

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0309047412

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The emergence of HIV disease and AIDS, the reemergence of tuberculosis, and the increased opportunity for disease spread through international travel demonstrate the critical importance of global vigilance for infectious diseases. This volume highlights risk factors for the emergence of microbial threats to health, warns against complacency in public health, and promotes early prevention as a cost-effective and crucial strategy for maintaining public health in the United States and worldwide. The volume identifies infectious disease threats posed by bacteria and viruses, as well as protozoans, helminths, and fungi. Rich in information, it includes a historical perspective on infectious disease, with focuses on Lyme disease, peptic ulcer, malaria, dengue, and recent increases in tuberculosis. The panel discusses how "new" diseases arise and how "old" ones resurge and considers the roles of human demographics and behavior, technology and industry, economic development and land use, international travel and commerce, microbial adaptation and change, and breakdown of public health measures in changing patterns of infectious disease. Also included are discussions and recommendations on disease surveillance; vaccine, drug, and pesticide development; vector control; public education and behavioral change; research and training; and strengthening of the U.S. public health system. This volume will be of immediate interest to scientists specializing in all areas of infectious diseases and microbiology, healthy policy specialists, public health officials, physicians, and medical faculty and students, as well as anyone interested in how their health can be threatened by infectious diseases.

Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections
Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-06-08

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0309183774

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Forum on Emerging Infections was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the forum is to provide structured opportunities for representatives from academia, industry, professional and interest groups, and government to examine and discuss scientific and policy issues that relate to research, prevention, detection, and management of emerging infectious diseases. A critical part of this mission has been the convening of a series of workshops. Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections summarizes the fourth in a series of five workshops. With a focus on our knowledge and understanding of the role of private and public health sectors in emerging infectious disease surveillance and response, the participants explored the effects of privatization of public health laboratories and the modernization of public health care. The issues discussed included epidemiological investigation, surveillance, communication, coordination, resource allocations, and economic support.

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases

Author: Felissa R. Lashley, PhD, RN, FABMGG

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2007-05-14

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 0826103502

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This new work updates the highly regarded first edition...and is equally excellent. It offers a wealth of timely information about a variety of emerging and reemerging infections...This is an excellent reference for anyone interested in emerging infections, and will be a valuable resource for health science students, especially those in nursing and public health....Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners."--Choice Emerging, re-emerging, and antibiotic-resistant infectious diseases continue to increase at an alarming rate throughout the world. Written for a wide range of health professionals, particularly nurses, this revised edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of these diseases: their epidemiology, clinical manifestations, prevention, and treatment. With contributions by a multidisciplinary team of nurses, physicians, and infectious disease specialists, the book includes material on the most recent and important new emerging infectious diseases: Avian influenza and SARS Issues of demographics and microbial resistance Special topics, including bioterrorism Behavioral and cultural factors Infectious etiologies of chronic diseases Travel and recreational exposure Each chapter is amply illustrated with clinical case examples to demonstrate the pitfalls in differential diagnosis and elucidate proper management and treatment. Valuable appendices provide critical reference information for each of the bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases.