Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide

The second edition of this concise and practical guide describes infections in geographical areas and provides information on disease risk, concomitant infections (such as co-prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis) and emerging bacterial, viral and parasitic infections in a given geographical area of the world.

• Geographic approach means that it�s the only book to guide the health care worker towards a diagnosis based on the location of symptoms and travel history by encouraging the question �where have you been?�
• New content covering MERS, Ebola, Zika, and infections transmitted during air and maritime travel
• Covers the major infectious disease outbreaks framed in their geographic setting such as  H7N9 �bird flu� influenza, H1N1, Ebola, and Zika
• Outstanding international editor team with vast experience on various international infectious disease and as journal editors and key leaders in infection surveillance

Authors: Eskild Petersen, Lin Hwei Chen, Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor

Format: Paperback

Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781119085720

Publication date: 20170426