Dengue and Dengue हेमोर्रह्गिक Fever

Review

"This book provides one-stop shopping for what is known about this Flavivirus, its 4 antigenically related but distinct serotypes, the Aedes mosquito vector, and its human pathogenesis. IF you want to recognize and treat DF, DHF, and dengue shock syndrome with a substantial knowledge base, and if you want to be fully prepared for the rising dengue pandemic, this book is just what the doctor ordered." -- Charles F. Dryden, Jr. MD, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 2

Product Description
Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever is the most important arboviral disease of humans today. Over 2.5 billion people are at risk from infection; each year there are 50 to 100 million cases of dengue fever and several hundred thousand cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever. The public health importance of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever, and the dramatic increase in published literature on this disease make this book particularly timely. It provides for the first time a comprehensive review of the subject, including history, epidemiology, virus-vector relationships, transmission, clinical diagnosis and management. It also brings together the latest research on dengue fever, with chapters contributed by the leading experts in the field. This book is essential reading for all clinicians, public health practitioners and policy makers concerned with dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever. It is also invaluable for anyone working in urban tropical medicine.

Book Info
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, CO. Text providing a detailed and up-to-date discussion of all major topics related to dengue viruses. For students, researchers, public health officials, and physicians. Outline format. 28 contributors , 14 U.S. DNLM: Dengue.

About the Author
G. Kuno, both in the Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.