Case Studies in Infectious Disease, 2nd Edition (EPUB)

Case Studies in Infectious Disease: Fully Revised Second Edition

By Peter Lydyard, Michael Cole, John Holton, Will Irving, Nino Porakishvili, Pradhib Venkatesan, Kate Ward

This book presents 40 case studies on the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. The second edition is fully revised and updated, describing the natural history of infection from the point of pathogen entry to clinical management of disease or condition. An additional 8 case studies can be downloaded online as supplementary material.

Each case poses 5 core questions covering the infectious agent nature, spread and infection routes, disease pathogenesis, host response, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The book integrates microbiology and immunology, providing a logical basis to understand diverse and medically important organisms and diseases.

KEY FEATURES

• High-resolution photos and exquisite artwork accompany each case, illustrating important concepts throughout the book.
• Eight new cases are added in this new edition, extending coverage of important infectious diseases of worldwide significance.
• A standardized set of core questions enables students to compare differences between microbes, their structure, clinical manifestations, host response, pathogenesis, and availability of vaccines.
• Questions and answers are available online, testing reader’s understanding with each case study.

The book provides essential case-based learning for microbiology students, while medical students and trainee physicians will find it an invaluable source of up-to-date information on 48 globally significant infectious diseases in a clear and digestible form, useful during studies and future clinical practice.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press; 2nd edition (April 28, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• eBook Digital ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0367696398
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0367696399