Tropical Diseases - From Molecule to Bedside (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

Tropical diseases remain a major global concern, not only because they affect a huge part of the world population, but also because of the growing global movement of people associated with employment, tourism, and war. Recent advances in molecular biology, epitomized by the genomic revolution, have brought new promises of powerful scientific approaches to fight such diseases. The WHO's Advisory Committee on Health Research recognizes this fact in its recommendation on Genomics and World Health and stresses the need for concerted efforts by scientists in the developed world, where most of the recent advances in life sciences have occurred, and those in the tropical, mostly less developed countries, where such diseases are endemic. Tropical Diseases: From Molecule to Bedside exemplifies such an effort. It covers a wide range of topics that reflect perspectives of northern and southern hemispheres. Fittingly, it defines tropical diseases in a broader-than-usual manner. For example, the book discusses traditional tropical medicine topics of infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies. These diseases are common in the tropics, although some are associated more with poverty than with tropical living conditions. It also deals with genetic diseases and genomic issues that are truly associated with living in the tropics, e.g. the thalassemias. The book begins with several papers describing the vast human genetic diversity of Southeast Asia and its relationship to several genetic disorders. These papers illustrate the future direction of genomic activities in relation to disease susceptibility and resistance. The next sections deal with malaria and four specific viral and bacterial diseasesof the tropics: hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, and leprosy. These are then followed by a section on general bacterial infection. Two papers on nutrition complete the volume.
Proceedings of the second International Eijkman Symposium on Tropical Diseases: From Molecule to Bedside: In the Footsteps of Christiaan Eijkman, held September 2-6, 2001, in Bogor, Indonesia.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 531
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Sangkot Marzuki • Jan Verhoef • Harm Snippe
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-47799-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Dentistry / oral & maxillofacial medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Tropical medicine
LSN:	0-306-47799-8
Barcode:	9780306477997

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