Overview
- Collects international expertise on communicable diseases of developing countries
- Presents the latest medicinal chemistry strategies used against viral infectious diseases
- Reviews the challenges for the treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Part of the book series: Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (TMC, volume 29)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book reviews the current strategies and challenges for the treatment of bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infectious diseases in developing countries. Contributing authors present expert analysis on the transmission, epidemiology, bacteriology, pathogenesis and treatment of Neglected Tropical Bacterial Diseases such as Leprosy, Buruli ulcer, and Trachoma. Particular attention is also given to current antifungal agents, their spectrum of activity, mode of action, limitations, and current challenges in antifungal therapy. The authors explore the medicinal chemistry efforts that gave rise to currently launched drugs and new anti-HIV agents, and they also highlight the latest vaccine and drug developments in the clinical management of the Ebola Virus Disease, ignited by the 2014-2016 outbreak. This work has an interdisciplinary appeal and will engage scholars and professionals in the burden of communicable diseases.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Communicable Diseases of the Developing World
Editors: Anil Kumar Saxena
Series Title: Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78254-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78252-2Published: 07 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08656-5Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78254-6Published: 23 April 2018
Series ISSN: 1862-2461
Series E-ISSN: 1862-247X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 253
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Tropical Medicine