Published September, 2013
By Ron Barrett, George Armelagos and George Armelagos (the late)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Rating:
Availability: Available

This book traces the social and environmental determinants of human infectious diseases from the Neolithic to the present day. Despite recent high profile discoveries of new pathogens, the authors argue that the major determinants of these emerging infections are ancient and recurring.

---

Published September, 2013
By James Clark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
Rating:
Availability: Available

The eminent Scottish physician Sir James Clark (1788-1870) had several high-profile patients, including Queen Victoria, and published on the important medical matters of his day. This 1820 work on the treatment of tuberculosis in southern Europe was based on Clark's own travels, during which he cared for John Keats.

---

Published September, 2013
By Susanne Modrow, Dietrich Falke, Hermann Schatzl and Uwe Truyen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Rating:
Availability: Available

The book gives a comprehensive overview on the knowledge of virus infection relevant for humans and animals. In the case of virus types with relevance for human and/or animal health the data on molecular biology, genetics and virus-cell interaction are combined with those concerning, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinics, prevention and therapy.

---

Published September, 2013
By R. G. Webster, Robert G. Webster, Arnold S. Monto, Thomas J. Braciale, Robert A. Lamb and R Webster
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Rating:
Availability: Available

This comprehensive reference provides a complete historical and clinical background of influenza, describing all aspects of its development. It covers genetically modified vaccines and antiviral drugs, with a greater emphasis on laboratory diagnosis to take account of newer techniques, such as near patient tests.

---

Published September, 2013
By Janet A. Seeley and Janet Seeley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Rating:
Availability: Available

By tracing the shadow of the epidemic over the last 30 years in Uganda and more broadly in the region, this book investigates the impact of the epidemic on people's lives and livelihoods, placing the epidemic within the context of the social, political and economic changes that have occurred over the last three decades.

---

Published September, 2013
By Susanne Modrow, Dietrich Falke, Hermann Schatzl and Uwe Truyen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Rating:
Availability: Available

Molecular Virology

---

Published August, 2013
By Prakash S. Bisen, P. S. Bisen, P.S. Bisen and Ruchika Raghuvanshi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Rating:
Availability: Available

Emerging Epidemics provides a global perspective on the management and prevention of emerging and re-emerging diseases. In addition to covering the diagnosis, therapy, prevention of a variety of individual diseases, the book also examines the social and behavioral issues which can contribute to epidemics.

---

Published August, 2013
By Jessica Brinkworth, Ekaterina Pechenkina, Jessica F. Brinkworth and Kate Pechenkina
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Rating:
Availability: Available

Primates, Pathogens, and Evolution

---

Published August, 2013
By Karen Staniland, Professor Robert Dingwall, Lily M. Hoffman, Robert Dingwall and R Dingwall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Rating:
Availability: Available

Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity.

---

Published August, 2013
By Ethan B. Kapstein and Joshua W. Busby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Rating:
Availability: Available

Drawing on a rich set of interviews and surveys, this book shows how the AIDS treatment advocacy movement helped millions in the developing world gain access to life-saving medication. The reasons behind this movement's success are used to explore the conditions under which other social movements can transform global markets.

---