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    Rolf Bauerfeind, Institute for Hygiene and Infectious, Diseases of Animals, ... Show More Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany ; Alexander von Graevenitz, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland ; Peter Kimmig, Department of Parasitology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany ; Hans Gerd Schiefer, Medical Microbiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany ; Tino Schwarz, Central Laboratory and Vaccination Center, Stiftung Juliusspital, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany ; Werner Slenczka, Institute for Virology, University Hospital of Marburg and Giessen, Marburg/Lahn, Germany ; Horst Zahner, Institute for Parasitology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
    Summary: Today, more than 200 diseases occuring in humans and animals are known to be mutually transmitted. Classic infectious disease such as rabies, plague, and yellow fever have not been eradicated despite major efforts. New zoonotic diseases are appearing due to global conditions such as overpopulation, wars, and food scarcity, which facilitate human contact with rodents, stray animals, and their parasites. In addition, humans are unwittingly becoming accidental hosts and new links in an infectious chain by engaging in activities such as survival training, which involves camping in open areas, and consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked food. Zoonotic infections cause a variety of symptoms that often do not provide clear evidence of a known disease. Zoonoses, Fourth Edition, describes most occurring worldwide zoonoses and facilitates the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of zoonotic infections. Written by a team of doctors, medical microbiologists, and veterinarians, this revised and updated edition - translated from the noted German reference Zoonosen - covers all aspects of the epidemiology and prevention of zoonotic diseases supported by clear descriptions of various illnesses. Specifically, this fourth edition covers zoonoses caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites; infections caused by animal bites; infections and intoxications by animal foods; iatrogenic transmission of zoonotic pathogens. Zoonoses is an indispensable reference for both clinicians and laboratorians. -- from back cover.

    Contents:
    Viral zoonoses
    Bacterial zoonoses
    Fungal zoonoses
    Parasitic zoonoses.
    Digital Access Wiley 2016