Biostatistics Modeling And Public Health Applications Vol 2

Over the last century public health efforts, such as immunization, safer food practices, public health education and promotion, improved sanitation, and water purification have been very successful in eradicating and controlling a host of diseases. The result has been a dramatic improvement in health and life expectancy.

This important and timely book explores the interface between public health and natural systems. The increase in number of humans and in our individual and collective power has exponentially intensified our impact on the health of

In Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States, Margaret Humphreys presents the first book-length account of the parasitic, insect-borne disease that has infected millions and influenced settlement patterns, economic development, and the quality of life at every level of American society, especially in the south.

Editors: Donelli, Gianfranco (Ed.)
Provides updated information in the areas of basic and applied microbiology as well as in the field of infectious diseases affecting humans and animals
Opens the debate on relevant issues for public health such as the epidemiology and pathogenesis of emerging and re-emerging microbial infections and the role of vaccines in the prophylaxis of severe infectious diseases
Broadens the current understanding of multidrug-resistance and the host immune response
Informs on the new strategies for treatment of acute and chronic microbial infections, including the biofilm-based ones
Aims to promote a prompt validation and transfer at clinical level of the most promising experimental results

In his day, Raphael Cilento was one of the most prominent and controversial figures in Australian medicine. As a senior medical officer in the Commonwealth and Queensland governments, he was an active participant in public health reform during the inter-war years and is best known for his vocal engagement with public discourse on the relationship between hygiene, race and Australian nationhood.