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Volume 2: Impact on Global Health

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Vassil St. Georgiev

    1. Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIX
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  2. Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-7

    3. NIAID International Research Programs: Global Impact

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      Pages 9-18

    4. Bacterial Diseases

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      Pages 19-21

    5. Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

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      Pages 23-28

    6. Fungal Diseases

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      Pages 29-32

    7. Tropical Medicine and Parasitic Diseases

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      Pages 33-40

    8. Virology

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      Pages 41-42

    9. Sexually Transmitted Infections

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      Pages 43-48

    10. Enteric Diseases

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      Pages 49-65

    11. Respiratory Diseases

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      Pages 67-74

    12. Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcal) Disease

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      Pages 75-80

    13. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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      Pages 81-84

    14. Influenza

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      Pages 85-102

    15. Tuberculosis

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      Pages 103-124

    16. Viral Hepatitis

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      Pages 125-129

    17. West Nile Virus

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      Pages 131-134

    18. Herpesviruses

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      Pages 135-141

    19. Paramyxoviridae: Nipah Virus and Hendra Virus

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      Pages 143-150
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About this book

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH: Volume 2: Impact on Global Health covers the scientific aspects of the entire portfolio of NIAID, including microbiology and infectious disease, HIV/AIDS, and immunology and vaccines. All major diseases and the relevant immunology and vaccine development are described in detail. In addition, all major NIAID programs, initiatives, and clinical trials are discussed and illustrate the global involvement of NIAID in biomedical research and its impact on public health worldwide. By providing this information, the global scientific community will be able to access and benefit from these programs and initiatives.

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From the reviews: “It is a rich and diverse set of information brought together in one place. … This book is a reference resource, useful for any higher education institute or medical facility engaged in any form of biomedical research. Particularly helpful for anyone trying to write NIH grant applications or understand how to fund NIH programmes to complement their own work.” (Maria Zambon, Microbiology Today, January, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

    Vassil St. Georgiev

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 2: Impact on Global Health

  • Editors: Vassil St. Georgiev

  • Series Title: Infectious Disease

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-297-1

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60327-296-4Published: 16 July 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5691-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-297-1Published: 06 July 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 762

  • Topics: Immunology, Allergology, Infectious Diseases

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