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Emerging infections / volume editor, Richard M. Krause.

Contributor(s): Krause, Richard M, 1925-Material type: TextTextSeries: Biomedical research reportsPublication details: San Diego ; London : Academic Press, c1998. ISBN: 0124259308Subject(s): Epidemiology | Communicable diseases | Communicable diseases -- epidemiologyDDC classification: 614.5 LOC classification: RA651
Contents:
1. Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases; Stemming the Tide / Richard M. Krause -- 2. Analytical Theory of Epidemics / Roy M. Anderson -- 3. Persisting Problems in Tuberculosis / John D. McKinney, William R. Jacobs, Jr. and Barry R. Bloom -- 4. Mobile Genetic Elements and the Evolution of New Epidemic Strains of Vibrio cholerae / Eric J. Rubin, Matthew K. Waldor and John J. Mekalanos -- 5. Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7: A Model for Emerging Infectious Diseases / Thomas S. Whittam, Elizabeth A. McGraw and Sean D. Reid -- 6. The Revival of Group A Streptococcal Diseases, with a Commentary on Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome / James M. Musser and Richard M. Krause -- 7. Lyme Disease / Allen C. Steere -- 8. Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria / Julian E. Davies and Vera Webb -- 9. Influenza: An Emerging Microbial Pathogen / Robert G. Webster -- 10. The Emergence of Dengue: Past, Present, and Future / Edward C. Holmes, Lucy M. Bartley and Geoffrey P. Garnett -- 11. The AIDS Epidemic: Demographic Aspects, Population Biology, and Virus Evolution / Thomas C. Quinn and Anthony S. Fauci -- 12. Korean Hemorrhagic Fever and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Two Examples of Emerging Hantaviral Diseases / Neal Nathanson and Stuart T. Nichol -- 13. Ebola Virus: Where Does It Come from and Where Is It Going? / Frederick A. Murphy and C. J. Peters -- 14. Arthropod-borne Pathogens: Issues for Understanding Emerging Infectious Diseases / Walter J. Tabachnick -- 15. "New" Intestinal Parasitic Protozoa / Adel A. F. Mahmoud -- 16. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies of Man and Animals / James Hope -- 17. Malaria: A Global Threat / Karen P. Day.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases; Stemming the Tide / Richard M. Krause -- 2. Analytical Theory of Epidemics / Roy M. Anderson -- 3. Persisting Problems in Tuberculosis / John D. McKinney, William R. Jacobs, Jr. and Barry R. Bloom -- 4. Mobile Genetic Elements and the Evolution of New Epidemic Strains of Vibrio cholerae / Eric J. Rubin, Matthew K. Waldor and John J. Mekalanos -- 5. Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7: A Model for Emerging Infectious Diseases / Thomas S. Whittam, Elizabeth A. McGraw and Sean D. Reid -- 6. The Revival of Group A Streptococcal Diseases, with a Commentary on Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome / James M. Musser and Richard M. Krause -- 7. Lyme Disease / Allen C. Steere -- 8. Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria / Julian E. Davies and Vera Webb -- 9. Influenza: An Emerging Microbial Pathogen / Robert G. Webster -- 10. The Emergence of Dengue: Past, Present, and Future / Edward C. Holmes, Lucy M. Bartley and Geoffrey P. Garnett -- 11. The AIDS Epidemic: Demographic Aspects, Population Biology, and Virus Evolution / Thomas C. Quinn and Anthony S. Fauci -- 12. Korean Hemorrhagic Fever and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: Two Examples of Emerging Hantaviral Diseases / Neal Nathanson and Stuart T. Nichol -- 13. Ebola Virus: Where Does It Come from and Where Is It Going? / Frederick A. Murphy and C. J. Peters -- 14. Arthropod-borne Pathogens: Issues for Understanding Emerging Infectious Diseases / Walter J. Tabachnick -- 15. "New" Intestinal Parasitic Protozoa / Adel A. F. Mahmoud -- 16. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies of Man and Animals / James Hope -- 17. Malaria: A Global Threat / Karen P. Day.

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