Emerging Infectious Diseases: Clinical Case Studies

More than 30 newly emerged microorganisms and related diseases have been discovered in the past 20 years. Since these infections are so new, even infectious diseases experts and clinical microbiologists need more information. This book covers recently emerged infectious diseases based on real cases and provides comprehensive information including different aspects of the infections. Written in a ‘teaching’ style, this book is of interest to every medical specialist and student.

Includes more than 35 emerging infection cases based on the following criteria:  newly emerged or re-emerged  recently acquired significance in clinical practice  recently radically changed in case managementOffers a balanced synthesis of basic and clinical sciences for each individual case, presenting clinical courses of the cases in parallel with the pathogenesis and detailed microbiological information for each infectionDescribes the prevalence and incidence of the global issues and current therapeutic approaches Presents the measures for infection control

1. Fever with Thrombocytopenia Associated with a Novel Bunyavirus in China 2. A Novel Rhabdovirus Associated with Acute 3. Emerging Hantavirus infections 4. Lassa virus infections 5. Emerging Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever 6. Rift Valley 7. Lujo Hemorrhagic Fever 8. Emerging Toscana infections 9. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever 10. CCHF 11. Phlebo 12. Chickungunya Virus Infections 13. West Nile Virus Infections 14. Nipah 15. Influenza 16. Corona Hajj 17. Human Bocavirus 18. Norovirus infections 19. EHEC 20. Clostridium difficile 21. XDR tbc 22. Acinetobacter 23. NDM-1 24. Exserohilum rostratum 25. Mucormycosis 26. Lyme 27. Plasmodium knowlesi 28. Measles 29. Pertussis 30. Buruli ulcer (atypical mycobacteria) 31. Q fever