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American Society for Microbiology Pathology of Emerging Infections v. 2 A Clinical and Pathologic Update 1999 Edition by A.M. Nelson, C. Horsburgh
This second volume in the series Pathology of Emerging Infections covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pathogenesis, pathology, treatment, and prevention of 18 additional emerging infections. With an emphasis on pathology and pathophysiology, Pathology of Emerging Infections 2 examines the causes of and dramatic changes in infectious diseases, including veterinary and other zoonotic diseases. The authors, internationally known experts in the field, cover many of the diseases that are not found in the standard texts. The volume is enhanced with extensive colour photographs of histology and pathology. Pathology of Emerging Infections 2 illustrates the value of pathology in diagnosing emerging diseases and allows readers to better perform pathologic differential diagnoses. Table of contents :- Evolvability of Emerging Viruses; Yellow Fever; Dengue and other Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Leptospirosis; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Emerging Fungal Infections: Histoplasmosis, Phaeohyphomycosis, and Sporotrichosis; Diphtheria; Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium avium; Chancroid; Meningococcal Disease; Escherichia coli 0157:H7; Malaria: a Reemerging Disease; Lymphatic Filariasis; Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria; Emerging Infectious Agents and the Forensic Pathologist: the New Mexico Model; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and the Creuzfeldt-Jakob Variant; Emerging Infections in Captive Wildlife