SARS unmasked risk communication of pandemics and influenza in Canada / Michael G. Tyshenko ; with assistance from Cathy Paterson.
| Author/creator | Tyshenko, Michael G., 1964- |
| Other author | Paterson, Cathy. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, |
| Description | xii, 451 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 34 McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 34. ^A1128843 |
| Contents | Part one: SARS in Canada. SARS timeline : what happened when in Canada -- Emergency room culture and dealing with SARS -- Properties of coronaviruses and factors contributing to SARS transmission -- The SARS experience -- The social amplification of rish and SARS as a risk issue -- The stigma of SARS and its effect on people and places -- The need for sex- and gender-sensitive supports for healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks -- SARS hospitals and infectious disease response -- Public SARS reports : recommendations from expert panels -- Part two: Risk Communication and pandemic disease. Risk communication of SARS in Canada -- SARS and risk communication in other affected countries -- Avian influenza -- Emergancy preparedness for future pandemics : lessons from SARS. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-440) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010282057 |
| ISBN | 9780773536173 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0773536175 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780773536180 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0773536183 (pbk. : alk. paper) |