Infectious diseases
are the world’s greatest killers that present one of the most significant
health and security challenges facing the global community.This book gives a
comprehensive overview of recent trends in infectious diseases, as well as
general concepts of infections, immunopathology, diagnosis, treatment,
epidemiology and etiology to current clinical recommendations in management of
infectious diseases, highlighting the ongoing issues, recent advances, with
future directions in diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies.
This PDF book Infectious Diseases in the
South-East Asia Region covers the following topics related to Infectious
Diseases : Tuberculosis, Malaria, Enteric pathogens and typhoid,
Antimicrobial resistance and hospital-acquired infections, HIV/AIDS and
sexually transmitted infections.
Author(s): Center for Disease
Dynamics, Economics and Policy
This PDF covers the following topics related to Infectious Diseases:
preparing for the future : Introduction, Infectious diseases today, Future
disease threats, Climate change and its impact on infectious diseases, China –
future trends in human and animal infectious diseases, The future effects of
infectious diseases on ecosystems, Experts involved in the work, Overview of the
work of the project, Structure of the various reports and supporting papers.
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally,
particularly among children and young adults. This volume emphasizes the need to
effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health
systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce
incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in
resource-constrained settings.
Author(s): King K Holmes, Stefano Bertozzi, Barry R Bloom, and
Prabhat Jha
The book consists of three
sections which mainly include basic theoretical and technological developments,
several important HLA-associated autoimmune diseases and HLA-associated
infectious diseases.
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Borrelia
type which is spread by ticks. This book deals mostly with the molecular biology
of the Lyme disease agent orrelia burgdorferi. It has been written by experts in
the relevant field and is tailored to the need of researchers, advanced students
of biology, molecular biology, molecular genetics of microorganism.