Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak
From the poorest villages of rural West Africa to the Oval Office, this book tells the story of a deadly virus that spun wildly out of control - and reveals the truth about how close the world came to a catastrophic global pandemic. It is a story that serves as a cautionary tale for the COVID-19 epidemic currently spreading throughout the world.
A comprehensive handbook covering clinical infectious disease for students, residents, primary care medical providers, nurses, and PAs. Written in outline format with short, focused chapters, the book presents a systematic method for understanding basic mechanisms, establishing a diagnosis, and implementing appropriate treatment for commonly ......
Understanding Alzheimer's offers patients and caregivers the kind of cutting-edge information that will allow them to combat this debilitating disease on a number of fronts. The book presents the findings of clinical trials and physician studies to provide patients and caregivers a hopeful perspective and practical ways of living with the disease.
Creating Joy and Meaning for the Dementia Patient offers a positive approach to dementia care, one that will help caregivers connect the patient's understanding to the world around him/her, so that even small triumphs can help to bridge the gap from the darkness of dementia to the integrity of the life of the patient.
Why It's Spreading, How It Makes You Sick, and What to Do about It
Once restricted to small forested areas in the northeast and north-central United States, Lyme disease is now a common infection in North America and Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 300,000 new cases occur each year in the United States. Misunderstandings over symptoms and treatment increase the ......
According to the 2009 census, more than five million people living in the United States have Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia. Not reported in these statistics are the fifteen million family caregivers who, in total, contribute seventeen billion hours of unpaid care each year. This book addresses the needs and challenges faced by ......
The Demos Surgical Pathology Guides series presents in summary and visual form the basic knowledge base that every practising pathologist needs every working day. Series volumes cover the major speciality areas of surgical pathology, and coverage emphasises the key entities and diagnoses that pathologists will see in practice, and that they must ......
The Global Threat from Deadly Bacteria and Our Dwindling Arsenal to Figh
Antibiotic-resistant microbes infect over 2 million Americans and kill over 100,000 each year. The author tells the story of this potentially grave public health crisis. He also shares true patient stories to emphasise the terrible frustration he and his colleagues have experienced while attempting to treat untreatable infections.
