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Infectious Diseases

Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

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Editors:
  1. Phyllis Kanki

    1. , Department of Immunology and Infectious, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA

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  2. Darrell Jay Grimes

    1. , Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, USA

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  • Describes the dynamic nature of infectious disease agents and their complex interactions with the environment and their human and animal hosts
  • Covers new technologies for antibiotics, vaccines, and treatment
  • Features several contributions on waterborne infectious diseases, including enteric viruses and bacterial pathogens in the ocean
  • Provides an excellent introduction for those entering the field, as well as new insights for advanced researchers and industry experts

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Infectious Diseases, Introduction

    • Phyllis J. Kanki
    Pages 1-6

  3. Antibiotics for Emerging Pathogens

    • Vinayak Agarwal, Satish K. Nair
    Pages 7-26

  4. HIV/AIDS Global Epidemic

    • Phyllis J. Kanki
    Pages 27-62

  5. Human Bacterial Diseases from Ocean

    • Darrell Jay Grimes, Lisa W. Plano, Okechukwu Ekenna
    Pages 63-97

  6. Infectious Disease Modeling

    • Angela R. McLean
    Pages 99-115

  7. Infectious Diseases, Climate Change Effects on

    • Matthew Baylis, Claire Risley
    Pages 117-146

  8. Infectious Diseases, Vibrational Spectroscopic Approaches to Rapid Diagnostics

    • Jeremy D. Driskell, Ralph A. Tripp
    Pages 147-169

  9. Malaria Vaccines

    • Christopher V. Plowe
    Pages 171-197

  10. Marine and Freshwater Fecal Indicators and Source Identification

    • Sandra L. McLellan, Alexandria B. Boehm, Orin C. Shanks
    Pages 199-235

  11. Polio and Its Epidemiology

    • Lester M. Shulman
    Pages 237-308

  12. Tropical Health and Sustainability

    • J. Kevin Baird
    Pages 309-351

  13. Tuberculosis, Epidemiology of

    • Giovanni Sotgiu, Matteo Zignol, Mario C. Raviglione
    Pages 353-380

  14. Waterborne Diseases of the Ocean, Enteric Viruses

    • Jacquelina W. Woods
    Pages 381-398

  15. Waterborne Infectious Diseases, Approaches to Control

    • Alan Fenwick, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Michael French, Lorenzo Savioli
    Pages 399-429

  16. Waterborne Parasitic Diseases in Ocean

    • Robin M. Overstreet
    Pages 431-496

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 497-505
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About this book

Infectious Diseases: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology presents authoritative, peer-reviewed contributions from leading experts on a wide range of major infectious diseases of global importance. Infectious diseases account for more than 17 million deaths each year worldwide. While modern medicine and technology have diminished the threat of many of these pathogens in high-income countries, the ever present threats of re-emerging infections, population mobility, natural disasters, and pathogen genetic variability are but some of the reasons for the dynamic threat of this broad category of risks to human health.

An indispensable resource for students and scientists, the volume also covers some of the new technologies currently under development for infectious disease prevention, treatment, and eradication. The greater part of the infectious disease burden remains in the tropics, where low and middle-income countries lack the resources, infrastructure, and health systems to mount or sustain control efforts. Many contributions describe the efforts of the scientific research community and international donor agencies to achieve the integrated goals of vigilant surveillance, improved and cost-effective diagnostics, and treatment for sustainable disease control.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Immunology and Infectious, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA

    Phyllis Kanki

  • , Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, USA

    Darrell Jay Grimes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Infectious Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

  • Editors: Phyllis Kanki, Darrell Jay Grimes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5719-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9494-3Published: 28 January 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5719-0Published: 15 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 506

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases, Water and Health, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Vaccine, Public Health, Epidemiology

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