Infectios diseaes
The idea for this book came from a successful course in a medical schoolsetting. Each of the forty cases has been selected by the authors as being
those that cause the most morbidity and mortality worldwide. The cases
themselves follow the natural history of infection from point of entry of
the pathogen through pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and
treatment. We believe that this approach provides the reader with a logical
basis for understanding these diverse medically-important organisms.
Following the description of a case history, the same five sets of core questions
are asked to encourage the student to think about infections in a
common sequence. The initial set concerns the nature of the infectious
agent, how it gains access to the body, what cells are infected, and how the
organism spreads; the second set asks about host defense mechanisms
against the agent and how disease is caused; the third set enquires about
the clinical manifestations of the infection and the complications that can
occur; the fourth set is related to how the infection is diagnosed, and what
is the differential diagnosis, and the final set asks how the infection is managed,
and what preventative measures can be taken to avoid the infection.
In order to facilitate the learning process, each case includes summary bullet
points, a reference list, a further reading list and some relevant reliable
websites. Some of the websites contain images that are referred to in the
text. Each chapter concludes with multiple-choice questions for self-testing
with the answers given in the back of the book.
In the contents section, diseases are listed alphabetically under the
causative agent. A separate table categorizes the pathogens as bacterial,
viral, protozoal/worm/fungal and acts as a guide to the relative involvement
of each body system affected. Finally, there is a comprehensive glossary
to allow rapid access to microbiology and medical terms highlighted
in bold in the text. All figures are available in JPEG and PowerPoint® format
at www.garlandscience.com/gs_textbooks.asp
We believe that this book would be an excellent textbook for any course in
microbiology and in particular for medical students who need instant
access to key information about specific infections.
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