Zika Virus Infection (eBook)

Risk of Spreading in Europe

Marta Díaz-Menéndez, Clara Crespillo-Andújar (Autoren)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XI, 93 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-59406-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book describes the demographic and clinical patterns of Zika infection and evaluates the risk of it spreading to Europe. It reflects the hands-on experience of the author, who as a physician, was faced with the first-ever cases reported in Europe. Providing essential background information on the viral vector, it addresses the various symptoms after infection, and places them in the epidemiological context of past outbreaks.

 

The book addresses the needs of physicians attending patients with infectious diseases, including infectious-disease specialists, pediatricians, internal medicine specialists, general practitioners, obstetricians, tropical medicine and travel medicine specialists, preventive medicine and public health specialists, microbiologists, biologists and vectorial control specialists. It raises clinicians' and travel health clinics' awareness of the evolution of Zika virus outbreaks and the affected areas so that they can include this infection in their differential diagnoses for travelers from those areas.

Inhalt

1.-­‐Introduction2.-­‐The epidemiology:2.1. Historical outbreaks2.2. Current outbreak3.-­‐The disease:3.1. The virus3.2. Routes of infection 3.3.Clinical features3.4. Complications3.5. Diagnosis3.6. Treatment and vaccine development4.-­‐The vector:4.1. Classification of the different vectors4.1. Characteristics of the vectors4.2. Presence of the vectors in the world5.-­‐Prevention:5.1. Related to mosquitos5.2. Related to other routes of infection5.3. International Guidelines for prevention6.-­‐Risk of globalization of the disease in Europe:6.1. General risk of globalization6.2. Specific risk of globalization in Europe6.3. Risk due to International travels6.4. Risk due to Immigration6.5. Risk due to Mass gathering events

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2017
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Immunology
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Immunology
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 93 p. 9 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Disease outbreak • Infection control • Infectious Diseases • Public Healthcare • Viral vectors • Zika Virus Infection
• ISBN-10: 3-319-59406-0 / 3319594060
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-59406-4 / 9783319594064