Emerging infectious diseases : a guide to diseases, causative agents, and surveillance / Lisa A. Beltz.
2011
RA643 .B45 2011
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Title
Emerging infectious diseases : a guide to diseases, causative agents, and surveillance / Lisa A. Beltz.
Author
Beltz, Lisa A., 1960-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781118001578 (electronic bk.)
9781118001585 (electronic bk.)
9781118001592 (electronic bk.)
9780470398036 (pbk.)
9781118001585 (electronic bk.)
9781118001592 (electronic bk.)
9780470398036 (pbk.)
Imprint
San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 734 pages ) : illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.).
Call Number
RA643 .B45 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.196/9
Summary
"This important resource offers a comprehensive introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease, including the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, the technology used to detect them and the strategies available to contain them. The author describes the diseases and their causative agents that are major factors in the health of populations the world over. One of the main features of the book is its broad coverage of 25 different emerging infectious diseases, most of which are directly important to those practicing health in the U.S. The book is designed for students in epidemiology, global health, and biology"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Public health/epidemiology and biostatistics ; 10.
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Introduction to emerging infectious diseases
pt. 2. Bacterial infections
pt. 3. Viral infections
pt. 4. Parasitic infections
pt. 5. Infectious proteins
pt. 6. Special issues in infectious diseases.
pt. 2. Bacterial infections
pt. 3. Viral infections
pt. 4. Parasitic infections
pt. 5. Infectious proteins
pt. 6. Special issues in infectious diseases.