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C7 Anti-infective activity of immunomodulators

Infectious diseases continue to impact human morbidity and mortality. Every individual is vulnerable to microbial infections regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, age group or ethnic background. There has been an explosion of international air travel with an estimated 2 billion passengers trav...

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Autor principal: Masihi, K. Noel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7178917/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0346-0136-8_22
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Sumario:Infectious diseases continue to impact human morbidity and mortality. Every individual is vulnerable to microbial infections regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, age group or ethnic background. There has been an explosion of international air travel with an estimated 2 billion passengers travelling on commercial airlines every year. The rapid expansion of globalization and mass tourism has facilitated the spread of disease-causing pathogens from one continent to another at unprecedented rates.