Current Topics of Infectious Diseases in Japan and Asia

ISBN-13: 9784431563228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 132 str.

Kazuo Tanaka (Department of Mechanical E;Yoshihito Niki;Akatsuki Kokaze

Opis

Infectious diseases are still the major cause of death in developing countries. Focusing not only on such diseases as cholera, colitis, and bacterial intestinal infections, this book also addresses the current status of infectious diseases in Japan and Asia.

Spis treści

Microbiological Aspects.- Features of Enteric Infections in Asia.- Molecular epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae and campylobacters isolated in Asian countries.- Diarrheal Diseases and Probiotics.- Dengue and chikungunya virus infection in Southeast Asia: active governmental intervention in Republic of Singapore.- Epidemiological Aspects.- Current global situation of tuberculosis, with a focus on Japan.- Tuberculosis among the poor.- The status and trends of HIV/AIDS epidemics in Asia and the Pacific.- Clinical Aspects.- Disease Characteristics and Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza.- Drug-resistant respiratory pathogens in Japan.