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Discussions explain how microbes cause disease in humans and review updated vaccines and new antibiotics available to treat these diseases.
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Detailed overview of most diseases and disorders. Summaries include definition, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment/prevention.
Comprehensive and current coverage of every aspect of vaccination, from the development of each vaccine to its use in reducing disease.
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Selected Medical Reference Books - Online (eBooks)
The set contains 650 essays on all aspects of infectious diseases, including pathogens and pathogenicity, transmission, the immune system, vaccines, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and social concerns such as bioterrorism.
Information on infectious diseases that have either lately appeared for the first time in a population or have recently rapidly increased in incidence such as Ebola, Lassa Fever, MERS, Rift Valley Fever, and Zika virus.
"A comprehensive guide to the topic of emerging and threatening diseases, particularly their relationships to world health issues, current events, and political decision-making"--
Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, biology, and issues in an easy-to-use A-Z format, addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.