Crowley's an Introduction to Human Disease

Crowley's An Introduction to Human Disease: Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations, Twelfth Edition provides readers with a clear, well-illustrated explanation of the structural and functional changes associated with disease, the clinical manifestations of disease, and how to determine treatment. It reflects current information on the pathogenesis of infectious disease and how changes in the genome are expressed as disease.

The first chapters of the text discuss general concepts and diseases affecting the body as a whole. Later chapters consider the various organ systems and their diseases. The Twelfth Edition has been significantly reorganized and streamlined to improve the flow of information and reader experience. New content, updated data, and new illustrations and figures have been included throughout.

Key Updates:



New chapter on Pregnancy and Fertility (15) covers diseases and pathologies associated with pregnancy, maternal mortality rates in the U.S., and new information on both female and male infertility.
New Chapter on Congenital and Developmental Diseases (16) explores teratogen thalidomide and key environmental factors affecting pregnancy. It includes updated insights on organ development timelines and periods of heightened vulnerability to environmental influences.
A wealth of new chapter content, including:

Added information on epigenetics and their impacts on gene expression and new content on mitochondria diseases in humans (Ch.3)
Added information about cytokines and their functions (Ch.5)
New information on importance of vaccines in preventing transmission of infectious diseases (Ch. 7)
Added information on current outbreaks of avian flu (H5N1) and measles (Ch. 7)
New figures and illustrations clarify the most encountered manifestations of heart disease (Ch 9)
Pathology of both red and white cells now consolidated into one chapter (Ch. 11)
Female reproductive system and male reproductive systems now covered in one chapter, with updated discussion of sexually transmitted infections (Ch. 18)



Appropriate Courses - Intro to Human Disease Human Disease & Pathophysiology Human Disease and Treatment Departments: Biology, Health, Allied Health, Microbiology, and Nursing