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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Contributors | |
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Figure Credits | |
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Principles | |
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Establishment of Infectious Diseases | |
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Normal Microbial Flora | |
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Biology of Infectious Agents | |
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Genetic Approaches to Studying Bacterial Pathogenesis | |
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Biological Basis for Antibacterial Action | |
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Innate Immunity | |
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Adaptive Immunity | |
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The Parasite's Way of Life | |
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Damage by Microbial Toxins | |
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Infectious Agents | |
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Bacteria | |
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Introduction to the Pathogenic Bacteria | |
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Staphylococci: Abscesses and Toxin-Mediated Diseases | |
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Streptococci and Enterococci: Sore Throats and Beyond | |
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Pneumococcus and Bacterial Pneumonia | |
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Neisseriae: Gonococcus and Meningococcus | |
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Bacteroides and Abscesses | |
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Enteric Bacteria: Secretory Diarrhea | |
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Invasive and Tissue-Damaging Enteric Bacterial Pathogens: Bloody Diarrhea and Dysentery | |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Ubiquitous Pathogen | |
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Bordetella pertussis and Whooping Cough | |
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Clostridia: Diarrheal Disease, Tissue Infection, Botulism, and Tetanus | |
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Legionella: Parasite of Amebas and Macrophages | |
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Helicobacter pylori: Pathogenesis of a "Slow" Bacterial Infection | |
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Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis and Leprosy | |
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Treponema pallidum and Syphilis: A Disease With a History | |
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Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme Disease | |
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Cat Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Other Bartonelloses | |
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Chlamydiae: Genital, Ocular, and Respiratory Pathogens | |
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Rickettsioses | |
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Mycoplasma: Curiosity and Pathogen | |
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Strategies to Combat Bacterial Infections | |
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Viruses | |
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Biology of Viruses | |
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Picornaviruses and Coronaviruses | |
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Arthropodborne Viruses | |
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Paramyxoviruses: Measles Virus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus | |
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Rabies | |
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Influenza and Its Viruses | |
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Rotaviruses, Noroviruses, and Other Viral Agents of Gastroenteritis | |
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Human Retroviruses: AIDS and Other Diseases | |
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Adenoviruses | |
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Human Papillomaviruses and Warts | |
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Alphaherpesviruses: Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus | |
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Betaherpesviruses and Gammaherpesviruses: Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus | |
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Viral Hepatitis | |
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Antiviral Treatment Strategies | |
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Vaccines and Antisera for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases | |
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Fungi | |
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Introduction to the Fungi and Mycoses | |
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Endemic Mycoses | |
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Opportunistic Fungal Infection | |
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Subcutaneous, Cutaneous, and Superficial Mycoses | |
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Antifungal Agents | |
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Parasites | |
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Introduction to Parasitology | |
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Blood and Tissue Protozoa | |
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Intestinal and Vaginal Protozoa | |
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Intestinal Helminths | |
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Tissue and Blood Helminths | |
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Miscellaneous Pathogens | |
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Prion Diseases | |
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Biological Agents of Warfare and Terrorism | |
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Pathophysiology of Infectious Diseases | |
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Diagnostic Principles | |
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Principles of Epidemiology | |
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Digestive System Infections | |
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Infections of the Central Nervous System | |
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Respiratory System Infections | |
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Urinary Tract Infections | |
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Infections of the Skin and Soft Tissue | |
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Infections of the Bones, Joints, and Muscles | |
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Sepsis | |
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Intravascular Infection | |
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Head and Neck Infections | |
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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Infections of the Immunocompromised Patient | |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | |
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Congenital and Perinatal Infections | |
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Zoonoses | |
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Fever: A Clinical Sign of Infection | |
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Health Care-Associated Infections | |
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Foodborne Diseases | |
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Index | |