The AIDS Pandemic: Impact on Science and Society

The AIDS Pandemic: Impact on Science and Society
By Kenneth H. Mayer, H.F. Pizer

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* Hardcover: 520 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (December 29, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0124652719

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"...a compelling montage, full of interesting and unexpected twists in the storyline, even to a reader who has spent most of the past two decades deeply engaged with AIDS."

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Infectious Disease Surveillance

Infectious Disease Surveillance
By Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, Ruth Lynfield, Chris A. Van Beneden, Henriette de Valk

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* Hardcover: 560 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (October 26, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405142669

Book Description
This unique book covers many major disease surveillance systems, drawing on the experiences of leading experts from around the world. Beginning with an overview of the newly revised International Health Regulations from the World Health Organization, the book progresses to explore surveillance systems currently in practice. Examples included are as far ranging as surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant foodborne pathogens, vaccine adverse events, influenza and HIV/AIDS, to communicable disease surveillance during complex emergencies in Iraq and Sudan.
Infectious Disease Surveillance also covers the use of modern technologies to track infectious diseases, including molecular epidemiologic techniques and electronic means for data collection and distribution. Other chapters discuss evaluation of surveillance methods, ethical considerations and legal issues. The book concludes with a review of historical lessons learned from the application of surveillance in disease control—for smallpox in the 1970s and for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003.

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Mycobacteria and TB

Mycobacteria and Tb (Issues in Infectious Diseases, 2)
By Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, H. Hahn

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* Hardcover: 156 pages
* Publisher: S. Karger Publishers (USA); 1 edition (September 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3805574592

Book Description
A valuable update for researchers and clinicians Tuberculosis remains one of the main fatal infections in humans. With annual morbidity and mortality rates worldwide of 8 and 2 million cases respectively, the disease is far from being eradicated. In fact, the dangerous liaison between TB and HIV, and the increasing incidences of multi-drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are aggravating the problem. The latest epidemiological data indicate that new drugs and a novel vaccine are urgently needed to control TB adequately. This volume summarizes the state of the art in the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of TB. In addition, the molecular biology of M. tuberculosis and the immunology of the host response are presented. Researchers are beginning to understand how the immune response controls the pathogen quite efficiently, yet fails to eradicate it completely in the 2 billion people worldwide who are infected but do not develop the disease. Finally, recent strategies towards the development of new vaccines are reviewed. Scientists investigating the epidemiology, immunology and molecular biology of TB or engaged in vaccine and drug development as well as physicians and social workers treating TB patients will benefit from this timely overview.

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