Emerging Infectious Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases offers an introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease, focusing on significant illnesses found in various regions of the world. Many of these diseases strike tropical regions or developing countries with particular virulence, others are found in temperate or developed areas, and still other microbes and infections are more indiscriminate. This volume includes information on the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, the technology used to detect them, and the strategies available to contain them. The author describes the diseases and their causative agents that are major factors in the health of populations the world over. The book contains up-to-date selections from infectious disease journals as well as information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, MedLine Plus, and the American Society for Microbiology. Perfect for students or those new to the field, the book contains Summary Overviews (thumbnail sketches of the basic information about the microbe and the associated disease under examination), Review Questions (testing students' knowledge of the material), and Topics for Further Discussion (encouraging a wider conversation on the implications of the disease and challenging students to think creatively to develop new solutions). This important volume provides broad coverage of a variety of emerging infectious diseases, of which most are directly important to health practitioners in the United States.
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Lisa A. Beltz, PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Tuscarawas, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Previously she was associate professor, Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Among her honors are a post-doctoral trainee fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and a SHARP Research Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. She won University of Northern Iowa's Biology Honors Teacher of the Year award in 2005.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases offers an introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease, focusing on significant illnesses found in various regions of the world. Many of these diseases strike tropical regions or developing countries with particular virulence, others are found in temperate or developed areas, and still other microbes and infections are more indiscriminate.
This volume includes information on the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, the technology used to detect them, and the strategies available to contain them. The author describes the diseases and their causative agents that are major factors in the health of populations the world over.
The book contains up-to-date selections from infectious disease journals as well as information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, MedLine Plus, and the American Society for Microbiology.
Perfect for students or those new to the field, the book contains Summary Overviews (thumbnail sketches of the basic information about the microbe and the associated disease under examination), Review Questions (testing students' knowledge of the material), and Topics for Further Discussion (encouraging a wider conversation on the implications of the disease and challenging students to think creatively to develop new solutions).
This important volume provides broad coverage of a variety of emerging infectious diseases, of which most are directly important to health practitioners in the United States.
Inhalt
Tables and Figures vii
Preface xv
The Author xvii
Acknowledgments xviii
Part 1: Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chapter 1: Infectious Diseases Past and Present 3
Major Concepts 4 . History of Infectious Diseases 5 . The Role of Infectious Diseases in the World Today 8 . The Links Between Infectious Diseases, Poverty, and Civil Unrest 10 . Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases 12 . Factors Contributing to the Emergence of New Infectious Diseases and the Spread and Evolution of Older Diseases 15 . Timeline 18
Chapter 2: Of Microbes and Men 27
Major Concepts 28 . Introduction 30 . Infectious Agents: The Enemy Combatants 30 . Genetic Information and the Making of Proteins: Preparing the Armament 36 . The Immune Response: Humans Fight Back, Part One 40 . Antimicrobial Agents: Humans Fight Back, Part Two 46
Part 2: Bacterial Infections
Chapter 3: Lyme Disease 55
Major Concepts 56 . Introduction 58 . History 60 . The Disease 61 . The Causative Agent 63 . The Immune Response 66 . Diagnosis 67 . Treatment 68 . Prevention 69 . Surveillance 71
Chapter 4: Human Ehrlichiosis 75
Major Concepts 76 . Introduction 77 . History 78 . The Diseases 79 . The Causative Agents 88 . The Immune Response 89 . Diagnosis 90 . Treatment 91 . Prevention 92 . Surveillance 92
Chapter 5: Bartonella Infections 97
Major Concepts 98 . Introduction 99 . History 99 . The Diseases 101 . The Causative Agents 106 . The Immune Response 109 . Diagnosis 110 . Treatment 111 . Prevention 111 . Surveillance 112
Chapter 6: Group A Streptococci 117
Major Concepts 118 . Introduction 119 . History 120 . The Diseases 121 . The Causative Agents 127 . The Immune Response 131 . Diagnosis 132 . Treatment 133 . Prevention 134 . Surveillance 135
Chapter 7: Escherichia coli O157:H7 139
Major Concepts 140 . Introduction 141 . History 142 . The Diseases 143 . The Causative Agents 145 . The Immune Response 151 . Diagnosis 152 . Treatment 153 . Prevention 153 . Surveillance 155
Chapter 8: Helicobacter pylori, Ulcers, and Cancer 161
Major Concepts 162 . Introduction 163 . History 164 . The Diseases 165 . The Causative Agent 168 . The Immune Response 171 . Diagnosis 172 . Treatment 173 . Prevention 174 . Surveillance 175
Chapter 9: Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever 181
Major Concepts 182 . Introduction 183 . History 184 . The Diseases 185 . The Causative Agent 186 . The Immune Response 191 . Diagnosis 194 . Treatment 197 . Prevention 197 . Surveillance 199
Chapter 10: Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistance 205
Major Concepts 206 . Introduction 207 . History 208 . The Disease 209 . The Causative Agents 212 . The Immune Response 213 . Detection and Diagnosis 214 . Treatment and Drug Resistance 216 . Prevention 219 . Surveillance 220
Chapter 11: Emerging Bacterial Drug Resistance 225
Major Concepts 226 . Introduction 227 . History 228 . The Diseases, Causative Agents, and Treatment Options 229 . Mechanisms of Resistance 235 . Diagnosis 239 . Prevention 240 . Surveillance 240
Part 3: Viral Infections
Chapter 12: Marburg and Ebola Hemorrhagic Fevers 247
Major Concepts 248 . Introduction 249 . History 250 . The Diseases 254 . The Causative Agents 257 . The Immune Response 262 . Diagnosis 263 . Treatment 264 . Prevention 264 . Surveillance 267
Chapter 13: American Hemorrhagic Fevers 273
Major Concepts 274 . Introduction 275 . History 277 . The Diseases 278 . The Causative Agents 282 . The Immune Response 285 . Diagnosis 286 . Treatment 287 . Prevention 287 . Surveillance 288
Chapter 14: Lassa Hemorrhagic Fever 293
Major Concepts 294 . Introduction 295 . History 296 . The Disease 298 . The Causative Agent 300 . The Immune Response 303 . Diagnosis 304 . Treatment 304 . Prevention 306 . Surveillance 308
Chapter 15: Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever 313
Major Concepts 314 . Introduction 315 . History 316 …