Main description:

Fully updated, with new case examples of emergent diseases including those caused by coronaviruses and ebola

Diseases listed alphabetically under the causative agent, with a separate tabular presentation of the pathogens as bacteria, viral, protozoal/worm/fungal as a guide to the relative involvement of each body system affected
Each case answers five core questions and concludes with a bullet-point summary of these same key questions discussing causation, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and complications and disease prevention strategies
Multiple-choice questions with each case for self-testing plus full referencing, suggestions for further reading, a list of relevant websites, and additional resources online
A comprehensive glossary allows rapid access to the microbiology and medical terms highlighted in bold in the text.

Contents:

Aspergillus fumigatus

Borrelia burgdorferi and related species

Brucella spp

Campylobacter jejuni

Candida albicans

Chlamydia trachomatis

Clostridiodies difficile

Cytomegalovirus

Echinococcus spp.

Enteroviruses

Epstein-Barr virus

Escherichia coli

Giardia lamblia

Helicobacter pylori

Hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis C virus

Herpes simplex virus

Histoplasma capsulatum

Human immunodeficiency virus

Influenza virus

Leishmania spp.

Leptospira spp.

Listeria monocytogenes

Mycobacterium leprae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Neisseria meningitidis

Norovirus

Parvovirus

Plasmodium spp.

Respiratory syncytial virus

Rickettsia spp.

Salmonella typhi

Schistosoma spp.

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

Toxoplasma gondii

Trypanosoma spp.

Trichophyton spp. and dermatophytes

Plus online cases:

Bartonella bacilliformis

Coxiella burnetti

Dengue virus

Mycobacterium abscessus.

SARS-CoV-2.

Streptococcus mitis

Varicella-zoster virus

Wuchereria bancrofti