When Sir Patrick Manson wrote his work subtitled A manual of the diseases of warm climates in 1898, he modestly proclaimed it to be merely "an introduction to the important department of medicine of which it treats" and "in no sense … a complete treatise." Now in its 22nd edition and edited by Cook (medical microbiology, Royal Free and U. College London Medical School, UK) and Zumla (infectious diseases and international health, U. College London, UK), this clinical treatise covers all of the diseases associated with tropical exposure in its 89 revised and updated chapters, which retain the same headings as those of the 20th edition, with the exception of the exclusion of the chapter on high altitude problems, dropped for reasons of space. Following a chapter on the history of tropical medicine, the chapters are presented in sections covering underlying factors in tropical medicine such as primary care, epidemiology, traditional medicine, the economics and financing of disease control, and ethical considerations; symptoms and signs and the general approach to the patient; system- oriented disease; specialties in the tropics, including pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics, radiology and imaging services, oral health, and travel health; environmental/genetic disorders; viral infections; rickettsial infections; bacterial infections; mycotic infections; protozoan infections; helminthic infections; and ectoparasites. Appendices on laboratory diagnosis, parasitic protozoa, medical helminthology, medical acarology and entomology, and sources of information in tropical medicine are available online only. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

From the difficult to diagnose to the difficult to treat, be prepared for whatever your patients bring back. The revised and updated 22nd edition of Manson's Tropical Diseases provides you with the latest coverage on emerging and re-emerging diseases from around the world, such as multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria, the avian flu, and more. Boxes and tables highlight key information on current therapies. And now, as an Expert Consult title, you can access the information you need online as well as in print