Infectious Diseases A Geographic Guide

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Author: Eskild Petersen, MD, DMSc, DTM&H, Lin Chen, MD, FACP, FASTMH, Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor, PhD, FFTM, RCPSS (Glasg), FISTM
Affiliation: Adjungate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Denmark and; Senior Consu
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2017
ISBN 10: 1119085721
ISBN 13: 9781119085720
eISBN: 9781119085744
Edition: 2nd
Description:
The second edition of this concise and practical guide describes infections in geographical areas and provides information on disease risk, concomitant infections (such as co-prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis) and emerging bacterial, viral and parasitic infections in a given geographical area of the world. Geographic approach means that it?s the only book to guide the health care worker towards a diagnosis based on the location of symptoms and travel history by encouraging the question ?where have you been?? New content covering MERS, Ebola, Zika, and infections transmitted during air and maritime travel Covers the major infectious disease outbreaks framed in their geographic setting such as? H7N9 ?bird flu? influenza, H1N1, Ebola, and Zika Outstanding international editor team with vast experience on various international infectious disease and as journal editors and key leaders in infection surveillance
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