Search results for ""Author Mark F Wiser""
Taylor & Francis Inc Biology for the Health Sciences: Mechanisms of Disease
Provides students of biology and those going into health care professions with a strong foundation to understand the pathogenesis of disease at the molecular and cellular levelFocuses on the etiology and pathophysiology of the major human diseases by body system, including diabetes and nutritional disorders, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer, aligned to medicine and health science course structureCovers mechanisms of infectious disease transmission, as well as disease pathophysiology, and considers the impact of antibiotic resistanceReviews the applications of biotechnology and genomics to human health in diagnosis and treatment, as well as to our understanding of disease and disease surveillanceEach chapter contains a mini glossary of key terms, and review questions for students to assess how much of the chapter they have assimilated
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Inc Protozoa and Human Disease
The VitalBook e-book version of Protozoa and Human Disease is only available in the US and Canada at the present time. To purchase or rent please visit http://store.vitalsource.com/show/978-1-1367-3816-6.Protozoa and Human Disease is a textbook on medically important protozoa and the diseases they cause for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals. It combines a taxonomic and medical approach and is therefore suitable for a parasitology, microbiology, medical, and public health readership. In addition to the basics such as morphological features, life cycles, and the clinical manifestations of the diseases, topics like the molecular and immunological basis of pathogenesis, metabolic pathways, specialized subcellular structures, ecology of disease transmission, antigenic variation, and molecular epidemiology are discussed for many of the protozoan pathogens. At the end of the book is an extensive glossary of molecular biology, immunology, and medical terms.KEY TOPICS:Life Cycles and Distribution.Morphology.Host-Parasite Interactions.Molecular and Immunological Basis of Pathogenesis.Transmission, Control, and Epidemiology.Drug Action and Resistance.Clinical Manifestation, Diagnosis and Treatment.
£59.99
