The Long Struggle against Malaria in Tropical Africa

The Long Struggle against Malaria in Tropical Africa
Author: James L. A. Webb (Jr.)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2014-03-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107052572

The first history of malaria control efforts in tropical Africa, contributing to the emerging sub-discipline of the historical epidemiology of contemporary disease challenges.

Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease
Author: Barbara Bannister
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2000-09-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780632053193

Infectious Disease has established itself as a classic, practical, learning text providing information on the microbiological and clinical diagnosis, clinical management, epidemiology and control of infectious conditions as they occur both in the hospital and community setting. This new edition has been completely updated, with the antibiotics and AIDS sections extensively revised. New figures and clinical photographs have been added to better illustrate textual facts, and case studies illustrate learning points. Designed to be used either as a basic learning text, or as a practical textbook in the clinical setting Infectious Disease will continue to appeal to students at all stages of their career, candidates for higher examinations, the general physician and surgeon, epidemiologists and experts in public health. Contains outstanding full colour illustrations enabling the reader to easily view the pathologies/issues. Features summaries and case studies for each chapter to illustrate the core information.

Microbes, Viruses and Parasites in AIDS Process

Microbes, Viruses and Parasites in AIDS Process
Author: Vladimír Zajac
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9533076011

The main goal in compiling this book was to highlight the situation in Africa in terms of AIDS and opportunistic diseases. Several chapters reveal great poverty, an apocalyptic situation in many parts of Africa. Global migration of people resulted in their exposure to pathogens from all over the world. This fact has to be acknowledged and accepted as African reality. New, unconventional hypotheses, not determined by established dogmas, have been incorporated into the book, although they have not yet been sufficiently validated experimentally. It still applies that any dogma in any area of science, and medicine in particular, has and always will hinder progress. According to some biologists, in the future, AIDS is very likely to occur in a number of variations, as a direct result of the ongoing processes in the global human society. Thus, we urgently need a comprehensive solution for AIDS, in order to be ready to fight other, much more dangerous intruders.

Climate Change and Adaptation

Climate Change and Adaptation
Author: James Adejuwon
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2012
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1849770751

'This book provides valuable lessons that will improve public policy and the quality of decisions that will affect generations to come.' Richard Moss Senior Director Climate and Energy United Nations Foundation 'An excellent addition to the body of knowledge on adaptation to climate change from the developing world which has been largely missing until now.' Saleemul Huq Director Climate Change Programme International Institute for Environment and Development 'This important volume is a valuable effort on adaptation to climate change that needs to be on the desks of those seeking coping strateg.

Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms in the Environment, Volume 8 OECD Consensus Document of the Biology of Mosquito Aedes aegypti

Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms in the Environment, Volume 8 OECD Consensus Document of the Biology of Mosquito Aedes aegypti
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2018-06-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264302239

Volume 8 of the Series contains the first biosafety ‘consensus document’ to deal with the biology of an insect, the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Issued by the OECD Working Group on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, the science-based consensus documents...

Climate Change

Climate Change
Author: Houshang Kheradmand
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2011-09-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9533074116

This book shows some of the socio-economic impacts of climate change according to different estimates of the current or estimated global warming. A series of scientific and experimental research projects explore the impacts of climate change and browse the techniques to evaluate the related impacts. These 23 chapters provide a good overview of the different changes impacts that already have been detected in several regions of the world. They are part of an introduction to the researches being done around the globe in connection with this topic. However, climate change is not just an academic issue important only to scientists and environmentalists; it also has direct implications on various ecosystems and technologies.

Public Health

Public Health
Author: Jay Maddock
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2012-05-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9535106414

Public health can be thought of as a series of complex systems. Many things that individual living in high income countries take for granted like the control of infectious disease, clean, potable water, low infant mortality rates require a high functioning systems comprised of numerous actors, locations and interactions to work. Many people only notice public health when that system fails. This book explores several systems in public health including aspects of the food system, health care system and emerging issues including waste minimization in nanosilver. Several chapters address global health concerns including non-communicable disease prevention, poverty and health-longevity medicine. The book also presents several novel methodologies for better modeling and assessment of essential public health issues.