| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 273 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Authors; PART ONE: The History of Ebola; 1: The 2014-2016 Epidemic and Earlier Outbreaks; Outbreaks Prior to 2014; 1976; 1977; 1979; 1994; 1995; 1996; 2000-2001; 2001-2002; 2002-2003; 2004; 2007; 2007-2008; 2008-2009; 2011; 2012; 2012-2013; 2014; The West African Outbreak of 2014-2016; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Mali, Senegal, and Nigeria: Success Stories; Cases in Health Care Workers; Why Did the Outbreak of 2014-2016 become So Extensive?; The End of the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic in Africa |
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Droplet Precautions (Respiratory Viruses, Neisseria meningitidis, Group A Streptococcus)Airborne Precautions (Tuberculosis, Measles, Chickenpox, Herpes zoster); Specific recommendations for PPE for Ebola; PPE Supply and Training Issues; Impact on Hospital Functions; References; 4: Global Response to the Epidemic; Response of the World Health Organization; Steps Taken by Individual Countries; International travel restrictions; Quarantine; Isolation; Relief and Health Care Delivery; Response of Nongovernmental Organizations; Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) |
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Fast-Tracking of Treatment and Vaccine TrialsLessons Learned from the Global Response; References; 5: Challenges in the Aftermath of Ebola in West Africa; Mitigating the Threat of a Return of Ebola; Other Medical Consequences of Ebola Virus Infection; Eye Infection; Sexual Transmission; Central Nervous System Infection; Restoring Critical Services; HIV/AIDS; HIV in Liberia and Sierra Leone prior to 2014; Needs in rebuilding and enhancing HIV care in Liberia and Sierra Leone after Ebola; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis care; Tuberculosis prevention; Malaria in Children; Issues of Maternal Health |
| Summary |
"Ebola: Clinical Patterns, Public Health Concerns is a concise description and discussion of the Ebola virus and disease. The intended audience is medical practitioners, including those working in endemic areas as well as health-facility planners and public health practitioners. The book fills an important gap between large texts covering not only Ebola but other hemorrhagic fever viruses and brief pamphlet-style publications on the public health aspects of the infection. In light of the recent large outbreak in West Africa, this book is a part of the developing foundation needed to deal with emerging diseases."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ebola virus disease.
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Epidemiology.
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Communicable diseases
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Immunology.
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola -- epidemiology
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Ebolavirus
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola -- prevention & control
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola -- physiopathology
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
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Epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases
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Allergy and Immunology
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MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
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MEDICAL -- Immunology.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Communicable diseases.
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Ebola virus disease.
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Epidemiology.
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Immunology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bass, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Ruth), 1951- author.
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| ISBN |
9781315119854 |
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1315119854 |
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9781498717816 |
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1498717810 |
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