Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as diseases being caused by pathogens only recently recognized to exist. This group of diseases is important globally, and the experience of the last 30 years suggests that new emerging diseases are likely to bedevil us. As the global climate changes, so changes the environment, which can support not only the pathogens, but also their vectors of transmission. This expands the exposure and effects of infectious disease and, therefore, the importance of widespread understanding of the relationship between public health and infectious disease.
This work brings together chapters that explain reasons for the emergence of these infectious diseases. These include the ecological context of human interactions with other humans, with animals that may host human pathogens, and with a changing agricultural and industrial environment, increasing resistance to antimicrobials, the ubiquity of global travel, and international commerce.
* Features the latest discoveries related to influenza with a newly published article by Davidson Hamer and Jean van Seventer
* Provides a listing of rare diseases that have become resurgent or spread their geographic distribution and are re-emergent
* Highlights dengue and malaria, as well as agents such as West Nile and other arboviruses that have spread to new continents causing widespread concerns
* Includes discussions of climate influencing the spread of infectious disease and political and societal aspects
1. Introduction 2. Section 1 Overview and Syndrome Chapters 3. Bacterial Infections, Overview 4. Childhood Infectious Diseases, Overview 5. Intestinal Infections, Overview 6. Foodborne Illnesses, Overview 7. Waterborne Diseases 8. Hepatitis, Viral 9. Pneumonia 10. Section 2 Bacteria and Rickettsia 11. Botulism 12. Tetanus 13. Diphtheria 14. Brucellosis 15. Escherichia coli 16. Cholera and Other Vibrioses 17. Shigellosis 18. Salmonella 19. Typhoid Fever 20. Helicobacter pylori 21. Rickettsia 22. Streptococcal Diseases 23. Chlamydia (Trachoma & STI) 24. Leprosy 25. Syphilis 26. Section 3 Parasites 27. Introduction to Parasitic Diseases 28. Ectoparasites and Arthropod Vectors: Ectoparasite Infestations 29. Protozoan Diseases: Amebiasis 30. Protozoan Diseases: Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiasis and Other Intestinal Protozoan Diseases 31. Protozoan Diseases: Chagas Disease 32. Protozoan Diseases: African Trypanosomiasis 33. Protozoan Diseases: Malaria Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention 34. Protozoan Diseases: Leishmaniasis 35. Protozoan Diseases: Toxoplasmosis 36. Helminthic Diseases: Intestinal Nematode Infection 37. Helminthic Diseases: Filariasis 38. Helminthic Diseases: Onchocerciasis and Loiasis 39. Helminthic Diseases: Trichinellosis and Zoonotic Helminthic Infections 40. Helminthic Diseases: Taeniasis and Cysticercosis 41. Helminthic Diseases: Echinococcosis 42. Helminthic Diseases: Schistosomiasis 43. Section 4 Viruses 44. Arboviruses 45. Dengue, Dengue Hemorhagic Fever 46. Herpes Viruses 47. From Seasonal to Pandemic Influenza 48. Measles 49. Mumps M Wharton 50. Poliomyelitis 51. Rabies 52. Respiratory Syncytial Virus 53. Rhinoviruses 54. Rubella 55. Yellow Fever 56. Subject Index
Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as diseases being caused by pathogens only recently recognized to exist. This group of diseases is important globally, and the experience of the last 30 years suggests that new emerging diseases are likely to bedevil us. As the global climate changes, so changes the environment, which can support not only the pathogens, but also their vectors of transmission. This expands the exposure and effects of infectious disease and, therefore, the importance of widespread understanding of the relationship between public health and infectious disease.
This work brings together chapters that explain reasons for the emergence of these infectious diseases. These include the ecological context of human interactions with other humans, with animals that may host human pathogens, and with a changing agricultural and industrial environment, increasing resistance to antimicrobials, the ubiquity of global travel, and international commerce.
* Features the latest discoveries related to influenza with a newly published article by Davidson Hamer and Jean van Seventer
* Provides a listing of rare diseases that have become resurgent or spread their geographic distribution and are re-emergent
* Highlights dengue and malaria, as well as agents such as West Nile and other arboviruses that have spread to new continents causing widespread concerns
* Includes discussions of climate influencing the spread of infectious disease and political and societal aspects
1. Introduction 2. Section 1 Overview and Syndrome Chapters 3. Bacterial Infections, Overview 4. Childhood Infectious Diseases, Overview 5. Intestinal Infections, Overview 6. Foodborne Illnesses, Overview 7. Waterborne Diseases 8. Hepatitis, Viral 9. Pneumonia 10. Section 2 Bacteria and Rickettsia 11. Botulism 12. Tetanus 13. Diphtheria 14. Brucellosis 15. Escherichia coli 16. Cholera and Other Vibrioses 17. Shigellosis 18. Salmonella 19. Typhoid Fever 20. Helicobacter pylori 21. Rickettsia 22. Streptococcal Diseases 23. Chlamydia (Trachoma & STI) 24. Leprosy 25. Syphilis 26. Section 3 Parasites 27. Introduction to Parasitic Diseases 28. Ectoparasites and Arthropod Vectors: Ectoparasite Infestations 29. Protozoan Diseases: Amebiasis 30. Protozoan Diseases: Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiasis and Other Intestinal Protozoan Diseases 31. Protozoan Diseases: Chagas Disease 32. Protozoan Diseases: African Trypanosomiasis 33. Protozoan Diseases: Malaria Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention 34. Protozoan Diseases: Leishmaniasis 35. Protozoan Diseases: Toxoplasmosis 36. Helminthic Diseases: Intestinal Nematode Infection 37. Helminthic Diseases: Filariasis 38. Helminthic Diseases: Onchocerciasis and Loiasis 39. Helminthic Diseases: Trichinellosis and Zoonotic Helminthic Infections 40. Helminthic Diseases: Taeniasis and Cysticercosis 41. Helminthic Diseases: Echinococcosis 42. Helminthic Diseases: Schistosomiasis 43. Section 4 Viruses 44. Arboviruses 45. Dengue, Dengue Hemorhagic Fever 46. Herpes Viruses 47. From Seasonal to Pandemic Influenza 48. Measles 49. Mumps M Wharton 50. Poliomyelitis 51. Rabies 52. Respiratory Syncytial Virus 53. Rhinoviruses 54. Rubella 55. Yellow Fever 56. Subject Index
