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  • Polio Eradication and Its Discontents: A Historian’s Journey Through an International Public Health (Un)Civil War

    by William Muraskin ...
    There are many infectious diseases which kill millions of children every year the world over, but polio is not one of them. So why did the World Health Assembly in 1988 choose the eradication of polio as a global goal? This is the key question that William Muraskin asks and it inexorably leads to the unravelling of the official ‘heroic story’ of the fight against polio. The author finds that the ... Read more

    $23.50 USD

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  • The Viral Storm

    The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age

    by Nathan Wolfe ...
    "One of the world's foremost virus hunters" ( Financial Times), Stanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the origins of the world's most deadly diseases and how we can combat and stop contagions.A "mix of biology, history, medicine, and first-hand experience [that] is potent and irresistible,"* The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age shares information Wolfe uncovered on his ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Infectious Madness

    The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness

    by Harriet A. Washington ...
    A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves.Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

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  • Death By The Black Death - Ancient History 5th Grade | Children's History

    by Baby Professor ...
    The Black Death killed thousands of people during a time when hygiene was questionable and diseases unknown. Today, we can only look back at the gruesome events of the past with the goal of learning from them. Scientific advancements were experienced after the Black Death, and we are still feeling these benefits up until the present. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Infective Endocarditis

    Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Imaging, Therapy, and Prevention

    Edited by Gilbert Habib ...
    This reference resource represents the consensus opinion a team of international specialists on the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis (IE), many of whom have been co-authors of American or European guidelines on the topic. It is therefore a useful tool for many practitioners: cardiologists and cardiac imagers, cardiac surgeons, echocardiographers, specialists of internal medicine, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases

    Food Safety and Security, and International and National Plans for Implementation of One Health Activities

    Edited by John S. Mackenzie, Martyn Jeggo, Peter Daszak, Juergen A. Richt ...
    Series Book 366 - Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
    One Health is an emerging concept that aims to bring together human, animal, and environmental health. Achieving harmonized approaches for disease detection and prevention is difficult because traditional boundaries of medical and veterinary practice must be crossed. In the 19th and early 20th centuries this was not the case—then researchers like Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch and physicians like ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Tropical Diseases, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

    by Jennifer Keiser, MSc, Phd, Alimuddin Zumla, BSc.MBChB.MSc.PhD.FRCP(Lond).FRCP(Edin).FRCPath(UK) ...
    Series Book Volume 26-2 - The Clinics: Internal Medicine
    Tropical diseases pose an increasing problem for US and international travellers who travel to tropical regions. Physicians need to be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious, and parasitic diseases that patients may be exposed to. This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics includes articles written by global experts and includes topics such as range/classification of tropical diseases, ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools

    A Quick Reference Guide

    Edited by Susan S. Aronson MD, FAAP, Timothy R. Shope MD, MPH, FAAP ...
    Completely revised and updated to reflect the latest guidance and recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the new third edition of this award-winning quick reference guide provides the latest information on the prevention and management of infectious diseases.Presented in an easy-to-use format, this 'must-have' guide provides:Content from AAP's premier source of information on ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Tropical Infectious Diseases

    Principles, Pathogens and Practice (Expert Consult - Online and Print)

    by Richard L. Guerrant, MD, David H. Walker, MD, Peter F. Weller ...
    Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice, by Drs. Richard L. Guerrant, David H. Walker, and Peter F. Weller, delivers the expert, encyclopedic guidance you need to overcome the toughest clinical challenges in diagnosing and treating diseases caused by infectious agents from tropical regions. Sweeping updates to this 3rd edition include vaccines, SARS, hepatitis A-E, Crimean ... Read more

    $299.69 USD

  • Challenging Concepts in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology

    Cases with Expert Commentary

    Edited by Amber Arnold, George Griffin ...
    Series series Challenging Cases
    Challenging Concepts in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology details over 30 challenging cases from a wide area of infectious diseases, medical microbiology and virology and includes topics ranging from typhoid fever to secondary syphilis. This case-based learning book ideal for trainees and speciality registrars. Each case is supported by the commentary of a renowned expert in the field, ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Crossroads Between Innate and Adaptive Immunity IV

    Edited by Peter D. Katsikis, Stephen P. Schoenberger, Bali Pulendran ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume presents a collection of reviews derived from work presented at the Aegean Conference: “4th Crossroads between innate and adaptive immunity”. This meeting was the fourth in a series, and assembled a team of scientists working on mechanisms by which the innate immune system of the host senses pathogens, the cellular and signaling networks that orchestrate the innate response and antigen ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Infections in the Elderly

    Edited by M.J. Denham ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Public health and antiseptic measures, vaccination and antibiotics, have all contributed to the reduction in the incidence and impact of diseases due to infections in younger age groups. Unfortunately, however, infections remain a very important cause of both morbidity and mortality in the elderly. The reasons for the continued effect of infection on the older person are multifactorial. Firstly, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD