Ebola: clinical patterns, public health concerns

"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.

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.

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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