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Emerging Infections
1st Edition - June 26, 2000
Editors: John I. Gallin, Richard M. Krause, Anthony S. Fauci
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 2 5 9 3 1 - 7
Emerging Infections is a reprint of the inaugural volume of the thematic serial, Biomedical Research Reports Series that provides annual updates on hot topics of interest to a… Read more
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Emerging Infections is a reprint of the inaugural volume of the thematic serial, Biomedical Research Reports Series that provides annual updates on hot topics of interest to a broad spectrum of the biomedical research community. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews of the most important "new" and reemerging bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections, their life cycles, host defense evasion strategies, and clinical features. Emerging Infections includes in-depth coverage of the history of infectious disease outbreaks, population and evolutionary biology of human pathogens, and current epidemiological models that describe how ecological and demographic changes produce new epidemics. The book covers the major established pathogens as well as the new and sensational--mad cow disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, pathogenic E-coli, and flesh-eating bacteria.
Key Features
* Discusses persisting problems in tuberculosis
* Covers pathogenic escherichia colo 0157:H7
* Explains the revival of Group A Streptococcal diseases
* Provides information on antibiotic resistance in bacteria
* Includes coverage of Korean hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
* Questions where the Ebola virus comes from and where is it going
* Discusses persisting problems in tuberculosis
* Covers pathogenic escherichia colo 0157:H7
* Explains the revival of Group A Streptococcal diseases
* Provides information on antibiotic resistance in bacteria
* Includes coverage of Korean hemorrhagic fever and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
* Questions where the Ebola virus comes from and where is it going
- No. of pages: 528
- Language: English
- Published: June 26, 2000
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124259317
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John I. Gallin
John I. Gallin, MD, serves as the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and the Scientific Director (SD) of the NIH Clinical Center. He is also NIH's Associate Director for Clinical Research in the Office of Clinical Research, Office of the Director. Dr. Gallin was the Director of the NIH Clinical Center from 1994-2017 and was the Scientific Director for intramural research activities at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1985 to 1994. He was also the founding Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Host Defenses and continues as Chief of the Clinical Pathophysiology Section which has become part of a new Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Scientific Officer, Clinical Center, Associate Director for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MDRK
Richard M. Krause
Affiliations and expertise
National Institutes of Health, Bethseda, Maryland, U.S.A.AF
Anthony S. Fauci
Affiliations and expertise
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland U.S.A.