Trace Metals and Infectious Diseases
- Paperback
504 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Many parts of the world in which common infectious diseases are endemic also have the highest prevalence of trace metal deficiencies or rising rates of trace metal pollution. Infectious diseases can increase human susceptibility to adverse effects of metal exposure (at suboptimal or toxic levels), and metal excess or deficiency can increase the incidence or severity of infectious diseases.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262552486 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262552485 |
| Author: | Jerome O. Nriagu, Eric P. Skaar |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 504 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Strüngmann Forum Reports |
About The Author
Jerome O. Nriagu
Jerome O. Nriagu is Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Health and Research and the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan.
Eric P. Skaar is Ernest W. Goodpasture Associate Professor and Director of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University.
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