Diseases & Disorders

Volume Allergic Diseases is a comprehensive, multi-authored reference work, offering a broad appeal to microbiologists, immunologists, and infectio...

''A virtuoso feat ... a book of panoramic breadth'' New York Times Book Review''A devastating analysis ... Wright is a master of knitting together ...

Incisional hernia (IH) represents a postoperative abnormal orifice or weakness in the abdominal wall through which normally contained viscera protr...

Expert Committees have developed antimicrobial protocols for the prevention of potential complications derived from bacteremia of oral origin, such...

At last a book about chronic pain that covers every aspect of this huge issue. A possible solution for nearly everyone who is suffering.Christiane ...

The opening study included in West Nile Virus: Outbreaks, Control and Prevention Strategies aims to design and implement an efficient data-driven a...

A Heart Attack is made of what reasons? Such situations can always be avoided. After a heart attack, what precautions should be taken so as to avoi...

Human health is shaped by the interactions between social and ecological systems. In States of Disease, Brian King advances a social ecology of hea...

William H. Foege, one of the most respected leaders in global public health, takes readers on a tour of his time at the CDC.In its seventy years, t...

Acute lower respiratory infections are one of the most common diseases in worldwide. Sometimes they constitute the most usual cause of death in chi...

New York Times bestselling author Charles Graeber tells the astonishing story of the group of scientists working on a code that can enable the huma...

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assess...

Hypospadias is recognised as one the most common congenital malformations in male newborns, resulting in an abnormal opening of urethral meatus. It...

Avian influenza, sometimes avian flu, and commonly called bird flu, refers to influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds . Of greatest concern i...

Cross infection is the transmission of an infectious agent from one person to another because of a poor barrier protection as in patients and immun...

This book presents the latest developments in medicine and biology. Chapters include research on environmental risk factors for diabetic nephropath...

This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of infections, as well as research summaries from a number of different ...

Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. Severe malaria leads to the death of close to two million individuals every yea...

Food-borne illness remains a major problem throughout the world. In the United States, for example, it is estimated that there are over 48 million ...

Microbial food-borne illnesses have a great impact not only on public health but also represent high economic costs for many countries around the w...

Quinolone antibacterial agents are among the most attractive drugs in the field of anti-infective chemotherapy. Quinolones target the essential bac...

One day in 2006, the rich, well connected but very private philanthropist Ray Chambers flicked through the holiday snaps of his friend, the develop...

Salmonella are ubiquitous enteric bacteria, responsible for thousands of deaths world-wide. In this book, the authors present current research in t...