Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals (2): Third Edition. Volume 2: Chlamydioses, Rickettsioses, and Viroses (Scientific and Technical Publication, Band 2) - Softcover

Pan American Health Organization

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9275119929 ISBN 13: 9789275119921

Verlag: World Health Organization, 2003

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In recent years, zoonoses and communicablediseases common to man and animals have gained increasing attention worldwide.Human diseases that have their origins in infected animals—such as AIDS, SARS, andCreutzfeldt-Jakob—have highlighted the need for a better understanding ofanimal diseases.

The ease and speed of modern travel facilitatesthe spread of diseases once confined to specific geographic areas, as recentlyoccurred with the Covid-19 epidemic. Animal migration and trade pose a similarthreat, as was shown by the outbreaks in the United States of West Nile feverand monkeypox—two diseases not previously known in the Western Hemisphere. Eachof these examples highlights the need for accurate, up-to-date information,such as that presented here in the latest edition of Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals.

This edition, published for the first time inthree volumes, covers:

I.Bacterioses and mycoses

II.Chlamydioses, rickettsioses, and viroses

III.Parasitoses

The books provide a detailed overview of themost important historic and emerging zoonotic diseases, such as Ebolahemorrhagic fever, foot-and-mouth disease, influenza, giardiasis, Japaneseencephalitis, shigellosis, and spongiform encephalopathies, with informationranging from their first appearance and most important outbreaks to the latestscientific knowledge of the diseases and their causative agents. The chaptersprovide the following key information on each disease: etiology geographicdistribution symptoms and occurrence in man and animals source of infection andmode of transmission role of animals in its epidemiology diagnostic techniques,and prevention and control measures Numerous tables and figures diagrammingmodes of transmission complement the text.

The book is an essential tool for biologists,parasitologists, virologists, veterinarians, doctors, epidemiologists, andworkers in public health and animal health institutions, as well as forteachers, researchers, and students in these fields. All of them will find valuablematerial to enrich their collection of reference works in the third edition ofZoonoses and communicable diseases common to man and animals.

Volumes 1(Bacterioses and mycoses) and 3(Parasitoses) are also available

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is the specialized international health agency for the Americas. Under the leadership of its 52 member countries and territories, PAHO sets regional health priorities, mobilizes action to address health problems and published reports and health guidelines to further those aims. Wearing two institutional hats, PAHO is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American System and also serves as Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: World Health Organization
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9275119929
• ISBN 13: 9789275119921
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
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