Atlas of Infectious Diseases, Volume X: Cardiovascular Infections

Atlas of Cardiovascular Diseases

Infectious Disease: A Geographic Guide and Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases

philosophy, and dependence on multiple disciplines. The book’s introduction and fi rst chapter alone would provide a fi ne primer to begin the exploration of “what makes a population get healthier?” After this concise and clear context of eradication and its pursuit (eradicationism), the text then focuses specifi cally on eradication efforts and some key disease eradicators. Particular emphasis...

Corticosteroids in Infectious Diseases

Accumulated data based on experiences with curtico,teroids in the management uf infectious disea­ses, have proved that they are very dfective and ,afe drugs provided that are administered properly.  The Corticosteroids arc administered mainly be­c,1usc o; antitoxic, antiimflammatory a11d antiallcrgic effects, the cndotoxius are ncuturalized, generalized body reactions are diminished, damaged t...

Systems biology of infectious diseases: a focus on fungal infections.

The study of infectious disease concerns the interaction between the host species and a pathogen organism. The analysis of such complex systems is improving with the evolution of high-throughput technologies and advanced computational resources. This article reviews integrative, systems-oriented approaches to understanding mechanisms underlying infection, immune response and inflammation to fin...

Internal Medicine in World War II: Volume 2, Infectious Diseases

ations are explored exhaustively, as would be expected from this center in Germany which has received extensive support from Siemens-Reiniger Werke, a manufacturer of radiological equipment. Different methods of delivering the highest possible tumor dose with the smallest possible "integral" dose to normal tissue include axial, tangential, pendulum, and conical rotation. In some cases beam shap...