Public Health And Infectious Diseases

Hardly a day goes by without news headlines concerning infectious disease threats. Currently the spectre of a pandemic of influenza A|H1N1 is raising its head, and heated debates are taking place about the pro’s and con’s of vaccinating young girls against human papilloma virus. For an evidence-based and responsible communication of infectious disease topics to avoid misunderstandings and overreaction of the public, we need solid scientific knowledge and an understanding of all aspects of infectious diseases and their control.

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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

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

by David W. Kimberlin MD FAAP (Editor), Sarah S. Long MD FAAP (Editor), Michael T. Brady MD FAAP (Editor), Mary Anne Jackson MD FAAP (Editor)
Extending an 8-decade tradition of excellence, Red Book® provides the most reliable and clinically useful information on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 childhood infectious diseases