Books in the Birkhauser Advances in Infectious Diseases series

-SARS has received much attention and coverage by the media and has a high impact on the public making this a hot research topic for scientists. -

The common cold is unlike any other human disease because of two f- tors: firstly, it is arguably the most common human disease and, secondly, it is one of the most complex diseases because of the number of viruses that cause the familiar syndrome of sneezing, sore throat, runny nose and nasal congestion.

However at the same time microbial activation of the immune system can help to generate a protective immunity that prevents allergen sensitization.