The Ups and Downs of Emerging Infectious Diseases at Your Fingertips

Jandu, Narveen

For the most part the figures are photographs or epidemiological data with very few schematic figures outlining structures or processes. The tables provide nice summaries of information that can be used as reference points (e.g. Table 11.1: Mechanism of Antibiotic Drug Action, p. 236). In addition to figures and tables, there are boxes of information for Recent Developments, which delve into more current research and technical details (e.g. vaccines for hepatitis C infection, p. 400). Although a direct citation for the information in the Recent Developments text boxes is not provided, a comprehensive list of references is provided at the end of each chapter. Much of the information is from reputable primary research articles, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and WHO (World Health Organization).