Nipah Virus

Infectious Disease: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Case Studies

The study of infectious diseases has undergone major changes since its infancy when it was largely a documentation of epidemics. It has now evolved into a dynamic phenomenon involving the ecology of the infectious agent, pathogenesis in the host, reservoirs and vectors, as well as the complex mechanisms concerned in the spread of infection and the extent to which this spread occurs.

Rapid globalization has led to unprecedented interest in infectious diseases worldwide and their effect on complex population dynamics including migration, famine, fire, war, and terrorism. It is now essential for public health officials to understand the basic science behind infectious disease and, likewise, students studying ID must have a broader understanding of the implications of infectious disease in a public health context as well as clinical presentation and prevention.

The clear demand for an integrated approach has led to the publication of this text. Key Topics Covered: PART 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

1. Microbial etiology of disease

2. Structure and function of microbes

3. Host defence versus microbial pathogenesis and the mechanisms of microbial escape

4. Diagnosis of microbial infection

5. General Principles of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

6. Basic concepts of the epidemiology of infectious diseases

PART 2. A SYSTEMS BASED APPROACH TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

7. Infections of the skin, soft tissue, bone and joint

8. Gastroenteritis

9. Cardiac and Respiratory Tract infections

10. Infections of the Central Nervous System

11. Infections of the Genito-urinary System

PART 3. INFECTIONS IN SPECIAL GROUPS.

12. Obstetric, Congenital and Neonatal Infections

13. Infections in the immunocompromised host (HIV, solid organ transplant recipients, haematological malignancies)

14. Health care associated infections

15. The fever and rash conundrum: rashes of childhood

PART 4. INFECTIONS OF GLOBAL IMPACT

16. Tuberculosis S. Srivastava

17. Malaria

18. HIV/AIDS

19. Hepatitis

20. Influenza

21. Infections in the returning traveler

PART 5. EMERGING AND RESURGENT INFECTIONS.

22. Viral hemorrhagic fevers

23. Emerging infections I (Human monkeypox, Hantaviruses, Nipah virus, Japanese encephalitis, Chikungunya)

24. Emerging infections II (West Nile virus, Dengue, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus)

25. Diphtheria

26. Agents of Bioterrorism

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Keywords: HIV/AIDS Co-Infection, AIDS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Epidemics, HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Bacterial Infection, Public Health, Virology, Research and Markets.

This article was prepared by AIDS Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, AIDS Weekly via NewsRx.com.