Infectious Disease Research 

Infectious diseases are responsible for untold global suffering and the loss of millions of human lives each year. This knowledge drives the research toward a fuller understanding of infectious microbial agents and the development of new treatment and prevention methods for infectious diseases. This title examines the science behind infectious disease research in the following chapters: What is Infectious Disease Research? Identification and Diagnosis Research; Treatment Research; Prevention of Infectious Diseases; and The Future of Infectious Disease Research.