This new volume in the series Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century is a novel book on the role of microbes in the pathogenesis of common and disabling non-infectious diseases. New insights have emerged over the past several years suggesting that our commensal microflora of the gut is extremely important in regulating physiological and immune functions of the body. Covered are the perturbations of the normal composition of our endogenous microbiota, influenced by diet and genetic predispositions, as well as the mechanisms to produce common disorders such as obesity,...
This new volume in the series Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century is a novel book on the role of microbes in the pathogenes...
The book begins with a review of zoonotic pandemics of the past: the Black Death or bubonic plague of the Middle Ages, the Spanish Influenza pandemic (derived from avian influenza) of the early 20th century, to the more modern pandemic of AIDS/HIV infection, which originated in Africa from primates. However, the majority of chapters focus on more recent zoonoses, which have been recognized since the late 20th century to the present: . SARS and MERS coronaviruses. New avian influenza viruses . The tick-borne Henan fever virus from China. The tick-borne Heartland virus...
The book begins with a review of zoonotic pandemics of the past: the Black Death or bubonic plague of the Middle Ages, the Spanish Influenza pandemic ...
This is a timely and essential companion to the recently publishedAntimicrobial Resistance in the 21st Century, Second Edition.Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to global population health, with government reports projecting it could result in over 10 million deaths in the next 35 years. Development of new agents to combat this threat is one of the WHO's top priorities, but in 2017, it conceded that the current drug development pipeline was insufficient to mitigate the threat. This book discusses recent progress and bolster new agent discovery and development, by providing...
This is a timely and essential companion to the recently publishedAntimicrobial Resistance in the 21st Century, Second Edition.Antimicrobial resistanc...
