BC Decker Inc. Publishes the First Textbooks to Include Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003 BC Decker Inc., world leader in Travel Medicine and Health publications, has published an important update on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Definition Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the first emergent and highly transmissible viral disease to appear during the twenty-first century. (SARS) for its book, Exotic Viral Diseases Exotic viral diseases Viral diseases that occur only rarely in human populations of developed countries. However, many of these diseases cause significant human morbidity and mortality in underdeveloped areas, and have the proven capacity to be transported to : A Global Guide (2003). Stephen A. Berger, MD, Charles H. Calisher, PhD, and Jay S. Keystone, MD, MSc (CTM), FRCPC FRCPC Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada , have prepared a uniquely valuable guide to current clinical information on exotic and unusual viruses. In addition to SARS, the book covers 55 exotic viral pathogens, from Argentine hemorrhagic fever Argentine hemorrhagic fever A viral illness caused by the Junin arenavirus Epidemiology Transmitted by contact with rodent urine; 23 outbreaks have been recorded, in the maize-producing region of Argentina Rodent vectors to Yellow fever. It includes coverage of West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. and Ebola virus, as well. This new chapter succinctly outlines what is currently known about SARS, as of March 31, 2003. The coverage includes: agent, reservoir, vehicle, incubation period, clinical hints, typical therapy, disease distribution, extensive notes, clinical presentation, specimens for diagnostic study, patient isolation precautions, suggested assays for virus detection, serodiagnosis serodiagnosis /se·ro·di·ag·no·sis/ (-di?ag-no´sis) diagnosis of disease based on serologic tests.serodiagnos´tic se·ro·di·ag·no·sis n. pl. , and additional readings and Web sites for further information. As this is a rapidly evolving area of thought and investigation, BC Decker is offering free access to SARS information on its Web site: www.bcdecker.com/SARS. BC Decker will release in April of 2003, a second edition of its standard reference Manual of Travel Medicine and Health, edited by Robert Steffen, MD, Herbert L. DuPont, MD, and Annelies Wilder-Smith, MD, PhD, MIH, DTM&H. This work will also include a state-of-the-art chapter on SARS. For more information, call 1.800.568.7281 in North America and 1.905.522.7017 elsewhere. |
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