The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young

The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young

Respiratory syncytial virus causes seasonal epidemics during the winter and wet seasons, particularly in young children. This book provides an overview of RSV and describes its incidence and presentation in different populations, including preterm infants and children with congenital heart disease.

Author(s): Bernhard Resch

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Practical Approach to Lung Health

The manual provides practical guidance to health managers whose efforts are crucial to the achievement of global TB control goals and national targets for case- management of respiratory conditions. It will also be helpful for health care providers at both first-level health care facilities and the first referral level.

Author(s): World Health Organization

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Respiratory Tract Infections Antibiotic Prescribing

This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of adults and children with Respiratory Tract Infections, for whom immediate antibiotic prescribing is not indicated. This guideline focuses on 5 common Respiratory Tract Infections: cute otitis media (AOM), acute cough/acute bronchitis, acute sore throat/acute pharyngitis/acute tonsillitis, acute rhinosinusitis and the common cold.

Author(s): National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

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The comparative physiology of respiratory mechanisms

This book explains the following topics: The Call For Oxygen, The Access To Oxygen, The Forces Acting In The Transport Of Oxygen (and C02) Through Living Tissues, Respiration In Water, Emergency Respiration-the Transition To Air Breathing, Respiration In Air, The Respiratory Functions Of Blood And Tracheal Respiration .

Author(s): August Krogh

194 Pages