Emerging infectious diseases in India / Viroj Wiwanitkit and Mohen Y. Singh.

By:

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Contributor(s):

Singh, Mohen Y

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009.Description: xii, 223 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cmISBN:

9781607411680 (hardcover)
1607411687 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.19690954/ 22 WIW

LOC classification:

RA643.I4 V57 2009

NLM classification:

2010 B-893
WA 110

Contents:

India : a model for health in developing world -- Leptospirosis in India -- Indian malaria -- Leishmaniasis in India -- Dengue virus infection in India -- Chikungunya fever in India -- Japanese encephalitis in india -- Gastrointestinal infectious disease in India -- Emerging hepatitis in India -- Tuberculosis in India -- A study of anal and perianal tubercular infection -- Cutaneous tuberculosis : a review -- Suppurative lesions complicating chronic anal fissures -- Bird flu in India -- Scrub typhus in india -- Buffalopox in India -- HIV and related emerging infections in India.

Summary: "The purpose of this book is to summarize and present the topics specifically relating to emerging and remerging infections in India, the well known subcontinent. Due to the globalization in the present day, the change in the epidemiology of diseases from one site to the others all around the world can be expected. Indian story is the focus of interest in medicine. The summative on the common infectious problems in the tropical countries can be and should be performed. This work can be a useful reference material for the practitioners who are not familiar to the unique problems of the developing world and might face up with those problems due to the possible migration of diseases. This book can make them at least realize and familial with the problems."--Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	SUN - Main Library General Shelves	Text Books	362.19690954/ WIW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2018-3126

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The purpose of this book is to summarize and present the topics specifically relating to emerging and remerging infections in India, the well known subcontinent. Due to the globalization in the present day, the change in the epidemiology of diseases from one site to the others all around the world can be expected. Indian story is the focus of interest in medicine. The summative on the common infectious problems in the tropical countries can be and should be performed. This work can be a useful reference material for the practitioners who are not familiar to the unique problems of the developing world and might face up with those problems due to the possible migration of diseases. This book can make them at least realize and familial with the problems."--Publisher's description.

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