Viral Outbreaks, Biosecurity, and Preparing for Mass Casualty Infectious Diseases Events
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2024
- Author: Trish M. Perl
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 4 8 4 1 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 4 8 4 2 - 7
Written by authorities in infectious disease and disaster preparedness, this one-stop resource covers the relevant theoretical, historical, and pragmatic considerations of viral ou… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWritten by authorities in infectious disease and disaster preparedness, this one-stop resource covers the relevant theoretical, historical, and pragmatic considerations of viral outbreaks and bioterrorism. It provides an expert overview of this complex area for infectious disease physicians, emergency medicine physicians, hospital administrators, and more.
Introduction and Principles
1 Historical Perspective
2 Anthrax: Ancient Surge and Current Biothreat
3 Tularemia: A bioterrorist threat and public health concern
4 Plague: the Yersinia pestis infection
5 VHF
6 Small pox
7 Preparing for Influenza epidemics and pandemics
8 Avian Influenza
9 SARS
10 MERS-CoV
11 SARS-CoV-2 ** New Chapter**
12 Designer pathogens and synthetic biology
13 Planning for a Bioterrorism or Pandemic Event: Public Health Perspective
14 Surveillance strategies
15 Prevention
16 Ethical issues in preparing for and responding to infectious outbreaks and bioterror attacks
17 Diagnostics
18 Transmission dynamics, modeling of outbreaks and interventions
19 Prophylaxis and Treatment **New Chapter**
20 Vaccines ** New Chapter**
Appendix
21 Recovery from Biological Disasters
21 Communication strategies and the media
22 Communication strategies and the media ** New Chapter**
23 Pre-hospital care of patients with high impact pathogens
23 Media **New Chapter**
24 Translating Policy into Practice
25 Transmission based precautions and infection Prevention
26 Special Care Units
1 Historical Perspective
2 Anthrax: Ancient Surge and Current Biothreat
3 Tularemia: A bioterrorist threat and public health concern
4 Plague: the Yersinia pestis infection
5 VHF
6 Small pox
7 Preparing for Influenza epidemics and pandemics
8 Avian Influenza
9 SARS
10 MERS-CoV
11 SARS-CoV-2 ** New Chapter**
12 Designer pathogens and synthetic biology
13 Planning for a Bioterrorism or Pandemic Event: Public Health Perspective
14 Surveillance strategies
15 Prevention
16 Ethical issues in preparing for and responding to infectious outbreaks and bioterror attacks
17 Diagnostics
18 Transmission dynamics, modeling of outbreaks and interventions
19 Prophylaxis and Treatment **New Chapter**
20 Vaccines ** New Chapter**
Appendix
21 Recovery from Biological Disasters
21 Communication strategies and the media
22 Communication strategies and the media ** New Chapter**
23 Pre-hospital care of patients with high impact pathogens
23 Media **New Chapter**
24 Translating Policy into Practice
25 Transmission based precautions and infection Prevention
26 Special Care Units
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323548410
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Trish M. Perl
Affiliations and expertise
Jay P Sanford Professor of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas