Emerging infectious diseases may be defined as diseases being caused by pathogens only recently recognized to exist. This group of diseases is important globally, and the experience of the last 30 years suggests that new emerging diseases are likely to bedevil us. As the global climate changes, so changes the environment, which can support not only the pathogens, but also their vectors of transmission. This expands the exposure and effects of infectious disease and, therefore, the importance of widespread understanding of the relationship between public health and infectious disease. Public Health and Infectious Diseases brings together chapters that explain reasons for the emergence of these infectious diseases. These include the ecological context of human interactions with other humans, with animals that may host human pathogens, and with a changing agricultural and industrial environment, increasing resistance to antimicrobials, the ubiquity of global travel, and international commerce.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
ISBN-13
9780123815064
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95319720
Product Key Features
Author
James H. Maguire, Kristian Heggenhougen, Stella Quah
Publication Name
Public Health and Infectious Diseases
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
276mm
Item Width
216mm
Item Weight
1430g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
James H. Maguire, Kristian Heggenhougen, Stella Quah