Rabies

Alan C Jackson

ISBN 10: 0123965470 / ISBN 13: 9780123965479

Verlag: Elsevier Science Apr 2013, 2013

Beschreibung

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Rabies remains one of the most important global public health problems worldwide. Although many important developments have been made over the past century to combat this ancient disease, Rabies has become a re-emergent infection in the developing world. The 3e updates this classic reference with comprehensive coverage of the molecular virology, pathogenesis, vaccines, public health, immunology, and epidemiology of Rabies. Chapters new to this edition cover biothreat/bioterrorism, successful wildlife control and therapies of human Rabies, and the emergence of new lyssavirus species Rabies provides physicians, public health advisors, epidemiologists, research scientists and veterinarians with single source, authoritative and up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of this fatal infectious virus that continues to kill over 70,000 people a year. 704 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780123965479

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Rabies
• Verlag: Elsevier Science Apr 2013
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0123965470
• ISBN-13: 9780123965479
• Einband: Buch
• Auflage: 3. Auflage
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 236B x 156 H x 43 T Millimeter Breite: 236 mm, Höhe: 156 mm, Tiefe: 43 mm
• Gewicht: 1669 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Rabies remains one of the most important global public health problems worldwide. Although many important developments have been made over the past century to combat this ancient disease, Rabies has become a re-emergent infection in the developing world. The 3e updates this classic reference with comprehensive coverage of the molecular virology, pathogenesis, vaccines, public health, immunology, and epidemiology of Rabies. Chapters new to this edition cover biothreat/bioterrorism, successful wildlife control and therapies of human Rabies, and the emergence of new lyssavirus species Rabies provides physicians, public health advisors, epidemiologists, research scientists and veterinarians with single source, authoritative and up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of this fatal infectious virus that continues to kill over 70,000 people a year.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Alan C. Jackson is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology) at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Previously, he was Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) and later at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). He graduated from Queen’s University with BA and MD degrees. He completed an internship in internal medicine at University of Southern California, residencies in internal medicine at Queen’s University and in neurology at the University of Western Ontario, and a fellowship in neurovirology at The Johns Hopkins University with Drs. Richard Johnson and Diane Griffin. Dr. Jackson has been active in rabies research for over 30 years.