Modern Methodologies
Buch, Englisch, 776 Seiten, Format (B × H): 223 mm x 291 mm, Gewicht: 2149 g
ISBN: 978-0-471-65732-3
Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
Discover how the application of novel multidisciplinary, integrative approaches and technologies are dramatically changing our understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases and their treatments. Each article presents the state of the science, with a strong emphasis on new and emerging medical applications.
The Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases is organized into five parts. The first part examines current threats such as AIDS, malaria, SARS, and influenza. The second part addresses the evolution of pathogens and the relationship between human genetic diversity and the spread of infectious diseases. The next two parts highlight the most promising uses of molecular identification, vector control, satellite detection, surveillance, modeling, and high-throughput technologies. The final part explores specialized topics of current concern, including bioterrorism, world market and infectious diseases, and antibiotics for public health.
Each article is written by one or more leading experts in the field of infectious diseases. These experts place all the latest findings from various disciplines in context, helping readers understand what is currently known, what the next generation of breakthroughs is likely to be, and where more research is needed. Several features facilitate research and deepen readers' understanding of infectious diseases:
* Illustrations help readers understand the pathogenesis and diagnosis of infectious diseases
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Lists of Web resources serve as a gateway to important research centers, government agencies, and other sources of information from around the world
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Information boxes highlight basic principles and specialized terminology
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International contributions offer perspectives on how infectious diseases are viewed by different cultures
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A special chapter discusses the representation of infectious diseases in art
With its multidisciplinary approach, this encyclopedia helps point researchers in new promising directions and helps health professionals better understand the nature and treatment of infectious diseases.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Reisemedizin, Tropenmedizin
Weitere Infos & Material
Contributors.
Biographical.
Introduction: Infectious Diseases, the Major Challenge of Twenty-First Century Medicine.
1. Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Modern Molecular Epidemiology and Perspectives.
2. Diseases that Threaten Livestock.
3. HIV/AIDS Infection in the World with a Special Focus on Africa.
4. Molecular-Phylogenetic Strategies for Characterization of Uncultured Pathogens.
5. Molecular or Immunological Tools for Efficient Control of Tuberculosis.
6. Understanding Human Leishmaniasis:The Need for an Integrated Approach.
7. Epidemics of Plant Diseases: Mechanisms, Dynamics and Management.
8. Malaria Vaccines.
9. The SARS Case Study:An Alarm Clock?.
10. Recombination and Its Role in the Evolution of Pathogenic Microbes.
11. Evolutionary History of the Malaria Parasites.
12. Ecology Of Infectious Diseases: An Example with Two Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases.
13. Influenza Evolution.
14. Experimental Evolution of Pathogens.
15. Evolution of Antigenic Variation.
16. Hantavirus Coevolution with Their Rodent Hosts.
17. Phylogenetic Methods for the Analysis of Parasites and Pathogens.
18. Parasites that Manipulate Their Hosts.
19. Human Genetic Diversity and the Spread of Infectious Diseases.
20. Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Pathogens.
21. The Need for Megatechnologies: Massive Sequencing, Proteomics and Bioinformatics.
22. Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Dynamics.
23. Using a Geographic Information System to Spatially Investigate Infectious Disease.
24. Vector Control by Surveillance Networks: The ECLAT Program and Chagas.
25. Contributions of Morphometrics to Medical Entomology.
26. Surveillance of Vector-Borne Diseases Using Remotely Sensed Data.
27. Archaeological Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: Fossil DNA.
28. Insights Into Structure and Evolution of Bacterial Species That Are Revealed by Molecular Methods.
29. Exploring Genetic Relatedness, Patterns of Evolutionary Descent, and the Population Genetics of Bacterial Pathogens Using Multilocus Sequence Typing.
30. Topical Debates Evaluation of Risks and Benefits of Consumption of Antibiotics: From Individual to Public Health.
31. Epidemic Diseases in the Past: History, Philosophy, and Religious Thought.
32. Fundamentals, Domains, and Diffusion of Disease Emergence: Tools and Strategies for a New Paradigm.
33. Epidemiology in a Changing World:The Need for a Bigger Picture!.
34. Contributions of Social Anthropology to Malaria Control.
35. The Neglected Diseases and Their Economic Determinants.
36. The Challenge of Bioterrorism.
37. Needs for an Integrative Approach of Epidemics: The Example of Cholera.
38. Infectious Diseases: Market of the Future?.
39. Mobilizing the Scientific Community for the Patient's Benefit:At the Crossroads of Fundamental and Applied Science.
40. Infectious Diseases and Arts.
Index.
