Naslov
The Grand Challenge for the Future. Vaccines for Poverty-Related Diseases from Bench to Field.

Autori
Mulić, Rosanda

Izvornik
Croatian Medical Journal

Vrsta, podvrsta
Ostale vrste radova, ostalo

Godina
2007

Ključne riječi
vaccines; public health; immunology

Sažetak
Field of medicine: Public health, immunology, microbiology, epidemiology. Format: Hardcover book. Audience: Public-health workers, epidemiologists, immunologists, students. Purpose: To provide an extensive overview and detailed information of vaccines for poverty-related diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria). Content: The main goal of this book is to review various aspects related to vaccinology. The book has seven parts: Background, Private Hand (two essays), Public-private Partnerships, Bench (three essays), Regulatory Issues, Clinical Trials (four essays), and Vaccination Programmes. Infectious diseases remain a substantial peril to human well-being and economies despite the availability of modern drugs. Numerous measures of infectious diseases prevention are used but most experts working in the field agree that vaccination is the most efficient form of prevention. Vaccination has resulted in the eradication of smallpox, the imminent eradication of polio, and a dramatic reduction in many other infectious diseases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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