Tropical Diseases: From Molecule to Bedside ; [proceedings of the Second International Eijkman Symposium on Tropical Diseases: from Molecule to...

Tropical Diseases: From Molecule to Bedside ; [proceedings of the Second International Eijkman Symposium on Tropical Diseases: from Molecule to...
ISBN-10
0306477998
ISBN-13
9780306477997
Series
Tropical Diseases
Category
Medical
Pages
424
Language
English
Published
2003-07-31
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Jan Verhoef, Sangkot Marzuki, Harm Snippe

Description

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 diseases of 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.

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