Atlas of human infectious diseases

The Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases provides a much needed practical and visual overview of the current distribution and determinants of major infectious diseases of humans. The comprehensive full-color maps show at a glance the areas with reported infections and outbreaks, and are accompanied by a concise summary of key information on the infectious agent and its clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Since infectious diseases are dynamic, the maps arepresented in the context of a changing world, and how these changes are influencing the geographical distribution on human infections.This unique atlas:Contains more than 145 high quality full-color maps covering all major human infectious diseasesProvides key information on the illustrated infectious diseasesHas been compiled and reviewed by an editorial board of infectious disease experts from around the worldThe result is a concise atlas with a consistent format throughout, where material essential for understanding the global spatial distribution of infectious diseases has been thoughtfully assembled by international experts. Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases is an essential tool for infectious disease specialists, medical microbiologists, virologists, travel medicine specialists, and public health professionals.The Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases is accompanied by a FREE enhanced Wiley Desktop Edition - an interactive digital version of the book with downloadable images and text, highlighting and note-taking facilities, book-marking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and glossary terms. INDICE: Editors, viiiContributors and Reviewers, ixForeword, xvPreface, xviiUser’s Guide, xixAbbreviations, xxiThe World, xxiiSection 1: Infectious Disease Drivers, 11 Emerging Infectious Diseases, 32 Population, 53 Urbanization, 74 Global Connectivity, 95 Human Development, 116 Global Peace Index, 137 LifeExpectancy and Child Mortality, 158 Water and Sanitation, 179 Undernutrition,1910 Climate, 2111 Forest Cover Change, 2312 Natural Disasters, 2513 Antibiotic Use, 2714 Inherited Blood Disorders and Duffy Antigen, 2915 Immunization Coverage - DTP3, 3116 Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, 3317 Malaria Vectors, 3518 Livestock Density, 3719 Bird Migration, 39Section 2: Bacterial Infections, 4120 Anthrax, 4321 Bartonellosis, Bartonella bacilliformis, 4522 Bartonellosis, Bartonella quintana, 4723 Botulism, 4924 Brucellosis, 5125 Buruli Ulcer, 5326 Cholera, 5527 Diphtheria, 5728 Donovanosis, 5929 Ehrlichioses, 6130 Endemic Treponematosis, 6331 Haemophilus influenzae Type b, 6532 Leprosy, 6733 Leptospirosis, 6934 Listeriosis, 7135 Lyme Disease, 7336 Melioidosis, 7537 Meningococcal Meningitis, 7738 Noma, 7939 Pertussis, 8140 Plague, 8341 Pneumococcal Disease, 8542 Q Fever, 8743 Rat Bite Fever, 8944 Relapsing Fever, 9145 Rickettsioses, Tick-borne, New World, 9346 Rickettsioses, Tick-borne, Old World, 9547 Scrub Typhus, 9748 Streptococcus suis, 9949 Tetanus, 10150 Trachoma, 10351 Tuberculosis, 10552 Tularemia, 10753 Typhoid Fever, 109Section 3: Fungal Infections, 11154 Blastomycosis, 11355 Coccidioidomycosis, 11556 Histoplasmosis, 11757 Mycetoma, 11958 Paracoccidioidomycosis, 12159 Penicilliosis, 123Section 4: Parasitic Infections, 12560 Amebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica, 12761 Anisakidosis,12962 Babesiosis, 13163 Capillariasis, Intestinal, 13364 Clonorchiasis, 13565Cysticercosis, 13766 Diphyllobothriasis, 13967 Dracunculiasis, 14168 Echinococcosis, Echinococcus multilocularis, 14369 Eosinophilic Meningitis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, 14570 Fascioliasis, 14771 Fasciolopsiasis, 14972 Filariasis, 15173 Hookworm, 15374 Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous and Mucosal, New World, 15575Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous and Mucosal, Old World, 15776 Leishmaniasis, Visceral, 15977 Loiasis, 16178 Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, 16379 Malaria, Plasmodium knowlesi, 16580 Malaria, Plasmodium ovale, 16781 Malaria, Plasmodium vivax, 16982 Onchocerciasis, 17183 Opisthorchiasis, 17384 Paragonimiasis, 17585 Schistosomiasis, Africa & Americas, 17786 Schistosomiasis, Asia, 17987 Strongyloidiasis, 18188 Trypanosomiasis, African, 18389 Trypanosomiasis, American, 185Section 5: Viral Infections, 18790 Avian influenza (A/H5N1), 18991 Barmah Forest & Ross River Virus Disease, 19192 Bunyamwera Viral Fever, 19393 Bunyavirus Group C Disease, 19594 California Group Virus Disease, 19795 ChikungunyaFever, 19996 Colorado Tick Fever, 20197 Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, 20398 Dengue, 20599 Eastern Equine Encephalitis, 207100 Ebola and Marburg Virus Disease, 209101 Hantaviral Disease, New World, 211102 Hantaviral Disease, Old World, 213103 Hendra and Nipah Virus, 215104 Hepatitis A, 217105 Hepatitis B, 219106 Hepatitis C, 221107 Hepatitis E, 223108 Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 225109 Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1, 227110 Japanese Encephalitis, 229111 Lassa Fever, 231112 Mayaro Fever, 233113 Measles, 235114 Monkeypox, 237115 Mumps, 239116 O’nyong-nyong Virus Disease, 241117 Oropouche Virus Disease, 243118 Poliomyelitis, 245119 Rabies, 247120 Rift Valley Fever, 249121 Rotaviral Enteritis, 251122 Rubella, 253123 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, 255124 Sindbis Fever, 257125 Tacaribe Complex Virus Disease, 259126 Tick-borne Encephalitis, 261127 Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, 263128 Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, 265129 Western Equine Encephalitis, 267130 West Nile Fever, 269131 Yellow Fever,271132 Zika Fever, 273Index, 275

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-5469-0
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 306
• Fecha Publicación: 11/01/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés