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Textbook of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Immunology, Clinical Manifestations, Treatment, Complications, and Preventive Measures

  • Book

  • December 2022
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5658588
Written by physicians and scientists with expertise in this evolving area, Textbook of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 provides a coherent, readable, and clinically relevant review of the biology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, immunology, clinical features, current treatment, and prevention strategies for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Using both a systemic and topic-based approach, it summarizes and clarifies the extensive literature published on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, includes a comprehensive bibliography, and provides answers to clinical questions at the point of care from multiple specialty perspectives.
  • Includes dedicated chapters for pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, and oral manifestations of COVID-19.�

  • Covers therapeutics and novel therapeutic targets of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.�

  • Addresses the diagnostic and management challenges of COVID-19 in the emergency department.�

  • Discusses COVID-19 in special populations, including the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant mothers and to the fetus and newborn.�

  • Provides a systematic overview and comparison of vaccines that are approved and in development.���

  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.�

Table of Contents

  1. Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19

  2. SARS-CoV-2: Structure, pathogenesis, and diagnosis

  3. Covid-19: Natural History and Spectrum of Disease

  4. Immunology of Covid-19

  5. Covid-19: Emergency Medicine Challenges

  6. Pulmonary Manifestations of Covid-19

  7. Covid-19 and the Cardiovascular System

  8. Gastrointestinal manifestations of Covid-19

  9. Musculo-skeletal manifestations of Covid-19

  10. Neurological Manifestations of Covid-19

  11. Psychiatric manifestations of Covid-19

  12. Impact of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Fetus and Newborn

  13. Covid-19 in children

  14. Oral Cavity and Covid-19: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostics and Transmission

  15. Therapeutics for Covid-19

  16. Novel Therapeutic Targets for SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19

  17. Vaccine Basics and Covid-19 Vaccines

Authors

Subramani Mani Independent research consultant; Former Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine; Former Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Franklin, Tennessee. Dr. Mani is a physician scientist with a strong background and training in internal medicine, a research fellowship in cardiology, a doctorate in biomedical informatics, and an extensive research track record and experience teaching medical and graduate students. Jorn-Hendrik Weitkamp Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Weitkamp is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and research scientist at Vanderbilt University, specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and neonatal-perinatal medicine. Dr Weitkamp has conducted a large number of clinical and translational research studies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), including industry, foundation, and NIH-supported trials.