Focusing on pathobiology and protective strategies against protozoan and metazoan parasites of fish, this book reviews the latest research on important parasites: those that cause financial hardships to the aquaculture industry, have been introduced to new geographical regions t…
"Perinatal and congenital infections remain a stubborn and major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants throughout the world. This concise, accessible account provides an essential guide to the diagnosis, management and prevention of these infections. The first three chapte…
This resource in infectious diseases should appeal to workers in epidemiology, public health and biology.
This resource in infectious diseases should appeal to workers in epidemiology, public health and biology.
Since the first report of an engineered oncolytic virus, there has been a continuing and steady increase of interest in the field, and while bench research remains vital for the translation of research in this field, its success depends on breakthroughs in clinical studies. Onco…
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Emergency Abdominal Surgery is a battleground for the surgeon - providing character-building experiences, and opportunities for triumph and disaster. In the third edition of this 'simple' book, emergency abdominal surgery is discussed in an informal and no nonsense fashion - as …
This book is concerned with the molecular machines required by viruses to perform various essential functions of virus life cycle. It introduces the best known molecular machines and the structure of viruses, and examines the stages of the viral life cycle.
This title is part of the Pandemic Influenza Special Collection, a ten-book series that examines status of preparations, implementation strategies, and other aspects of the US response to the threat of pandemic influenze. No nation is immune to the growing global threat that can…
Hospitals worldwide are currently suffering an epidemic of infections, generated in and spreading in those instituitions whose very "raison d'etre" is to protect and improve the health of their patients. This paradox comes at a time of possibly unprecedented investment in preven…
Sheep and goats are farmed throughout the world for meat, fibre, milk and leather. These small ruminants are very susceptible to external parasites, which has significant implications for their health and welfare as well as the quality and value of the end products for which the…
Useful for for students of pharmacology and medical students A set of appendices provide dosing recommendations for oral and parenteral administration Includes a list of drug interactions for commonly used anti-infective drugs.
Book covers course with topics in infectious diseases in children and is intended for Pediatric Infectious disease clinical researchers, trainees, trainers, and all those who manage the research of children with infections and the children themselves. The conference is being sup…
Neisseria meningitidis is a major causative agent, worldwide, of potentially life-threatening meningitis and septicaemia, which carry with them a high mortality rate and permanent physical and neurological issues for survivors. Neisseria meningitidis: Advanced Methods and Protoc…
This standard text offers comprehensive, yet concise coverage of childhood infections, with direct and to-the-point options for their management and treatment. In this 11th Edition, classic clinical descriptions of the major childhood exanthems and other infections are combined …
The 21st Century has so far witnessed a host of large-scale disasters in various parts of the world including: windstorms, flooding, new diseases infesting both humans and animals, terrorist attacks and major disruptions to critical infrastructures. It is not just the nature of …
