Viral Outbreaks, Biosecurity, and Preparing for Mass Casualty Infectious Diseases Events, 1st Edition
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By Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc and Daniel Maxwell
This item will be released on 05-05-2025
Written 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 compl
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Written 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.
Written 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.
Key Features
Explores the historical context of various agents and potential agents that could be used for bioterrorism, including anthrax, tularemia, smallpox, SARS, and more.
Discusses the lessons learned from naturally occurring outbreaks that have enhanced preparedness at individual hospitals locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Provides forms, checklists, and algorithms throughout – invaluable resources for health care providers and administrators.
Consolidates today’s available information on this timely topic into a single convenient resource.
Author Information
By Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc, Jay P Sanford Professor of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA and Daniel Maxwell, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care, UT Southwestern / Dallas VA Medical Center, USA
By Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc, Jay P Sanford Professor of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA and Daniel Maxwell, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care, UT Southwestern / Dallas VA Medical Center, USA
The Organisms 2. Anthrax 3. Tularemia 4. Plague 5. VHF 6. Small pox 7. Influenza 8. Avian Influenza
Coronavirus 9. SARS 10. MERS-CoV
Public Health Tracking, Prevention, and Planning 11. Ethical issues with preparedness 12. Surveillance strategies 13. Translating Policy into Practice 14. Planning for a Bioterrorism or Pandemic Event: Public Health Perspective 15. Issues in healthcare settings (including assessing exposures) 16. Transmission dynamics, modeling of outbreaks and interventions 17. Recovery from large infectious diseases outbreak 18. Diagnostics 19. Prevention 20. Designer pathogens and synthetic biology
Appendix 21. Recovery from Biological Disasters 22. Communication strategies and the media 23. Communication strategies and the media 24. Pre-hospital care of patients with high impact pathogens 25. Media 26. Translating Policy into Practice 27. Transmission based precautions and infection Prevention 28. Special Care Units
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