Zoonoses: Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control (Oxford Medical Publications) [Hardcover]

S. R. Palmer (Editor), Lord Soulsby (Editor), D. I. H. Simpson (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019262380X | ISBN-13: 978-0192623805 | Publication Date: June 4, 1998 | Edition: 1

Zoonoses are diseases naturally transmissible between vertebrates and man including those contracted through direct contact with infected animals or carcases, food or water contamination, or inhalation of infected dust. They are becoming an increasingly important public health issue. This multidisciplinary book is written by recognized experts in biology, epidemiology, and human and vetinary medicine. Divided into three sections--Bacteriology, Parasitology and Virology--this book comprehensively covers all zoonoses. Each of the seventy chapters covers a separate disease, discussing its history, the scientific basis for its management, the microbiology of the causative agent, pathogenesis, clinical features, symptoms and signs, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The epidemiology and epizoology of each disease is described alongside the strategies for prevention and control.

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`'...this book has something to offer both medical scientists who want to learn more about the veterinary aspects of an infection and (perhaps more so) veterinary scientists wishing to understand the human disease. Certainly I am not aware of any other modern volume which brings together such a wealth of information in soonoses...this book deserves a place onf the shelves of all departments dealing with both medical and veterinary public health, where it is likely to become a well thumbed reference.' D.A.B. Dance Jnl of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (1998) 42

`'...a useful and readable addition to the infectious diseases bibliography...This book is timely and useful. For clinical infectious disease physicians, it is an excellrnt resource of the veterinary aspects of human disease. It is of general interest, or as a reference when searching for specific information relevant to clinical cases.'' Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

About the Author

S. R. Palmer is at Welsh Combined Centres for Public Health, University of Wales. Lord Soulsby is at University of Cambridge.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 948 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019262380X
• ISBN-13: 978-0192623805
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.8 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,518,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great reference for all scientists interested in disease., January 24, 1999

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This review is from: Zoonoses: Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control (Oxford Medical Publications) (Hardcover)

A very interesting book that is full of facts for the scientist interested in diseases of animal and humans. The format is simple and easy to understand.