Emerging Infections : Biomedical Research Reports

1 Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases; Stemming the
Tide 1
2 Analytical Theory of Epidemics 23
3 Persisting Problems in Tuberculosis 51
4 Mobile Genetic Elements and the Evolution of New Epidemic
Strains of Vibrio cholerae 147
5 Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7: A Model for Emerging
Infectious Diseases 163
6 The Revival of Group A Streptococcal Diseases, with a
Commentary on Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome 185
7 Lyme Disease 219
8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria 239
9 Influenza: An Emerging Microbial Pathogen 275
10 The Emergence of Dengue: Past, Present, and Future 301
11 The AIDS Epidemic: Demographic Aspects, Population Biology,
and Virus Evolution 327
12 Korean Hemorrhagic Fever and Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome:
Two Examples of Emerging Hantaviral Diseases 365
13 Ebola Virus: Where Does It Come from and Where Is It Going?
375
14 Arthropod-borne Pathogens: Issues for Understanding Emerging
Infectious Diseases 411
15 "New" Intestinal Parasitic Protozoa 431
16 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies of Man and Animals
447
17 Malaria: A Global Threat 463
Index 499