Global pandemics and epidemics and how they relate to you / edited by Angela L. Williams.
| Other author | Williams, Angela, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Credo Reference Academic Core |
| Subjects |
| Series | Health reference series : special edition |
| Contents | Outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics -- History of epidemics and pandemics -- Epidemics and pandemics in the United States -- The pandemic threat : why it matters -- Major issues and challenges of influenza pandemic preparedness in developing countries -- HIV/AIDS -- Chikungunya -- Ebola -- Asian flu -- Hong Kong flu -- Influenza pandemics -- Malaria -- Seventh cholera pandemic -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome -- Smallpox -- Spanish flu -- Swine flu -- Tuberculosis -- Zika -- 1947 pseudopandemic influenza -- 1976 epidemic influenza -- 1977 epidemic influenza : disease management -- Antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance -- Global monitoring and planning -- Novel framework for assessing epidemiologic effects of influenza epidemics and pandemics -- What you need to do during outbreaks -- Vaccination of tier 1 through 5 by pandemic severity -- Next steps for the U.S. Government, states, and communities -- The United States' secret stash of vaccines -- Glossary of terms associated with outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics -- Directory of organizations that provide information about global pandemics and epidemics. |
| Abstract | "Offers basic consumer health information about epidemics, pandemics, and notable pseudopandemics over the years and across the world, disease management, including monitoring and planning, and action plan during outbreaks and for future incidents. Along with statistical data, a glossary, and directory of organizations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Global pandemics and epidemics and how they relate to you First edition. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2020] 9780780818163 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019051761 |
| ISBN | 9780780818170 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (library binding) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |