Controlling Disease Outbreaks
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61668-314-6 (ISBN)
Recent outbreaks of a novel avian influenza A virus (H5N1) in Asia, Africa and Europe were a chilling reminder that another human pandemic may occur any time. Such a world-wide outbreak will cause intense human suffering, disruption of social systems, major economic losses, and greatly burden health care services. Several pandemics during the last century, like the 'Spanish flu' (1918), the 'Asian flu' (1957), the 'Hong Kong flu' (1968) and SARS (2003) prompted health care authorities for preparedness planning. This book describes these recent incidents and emphasises the need for more structured planning and preparation for medical emergencies such as emerging infectious disease outbreaks.
Introduction; Preparing the Health Care System; Impact of Avian Influenza in the Netherlands; Hospital Capacity; Intensive Care Unit Capacity; Workforce; General Practitioners; Age Distribution; Underlying Disease & Co-Morbidity; Mitigation of Pandemic Influenza ; Containment Measures for Pandemic Influenza; Healthcare System Readiness; Internal Preparation; Business Continuity; External Preparation; Evidence-Based Management; Evidence from Focused Modeling: A Case Study from the Netherlands; Healthcare System Readiness; Hospital & Intensive Care Unit Capacity; Workforce; General Practitioners; Age Distribution; Underlying Disease & Co-Morbidity; Mitigation & Containment Measures for Pandemic Influenza; Methodological Considerations; Conclusion; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.2010 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 155 mm |
| Gewicht | 80 g |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61668-314-7 / 1616683147 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61668-314-6 / 9781616683146 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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