Diseases and illnesses transmitted to humans by animals, insects, and contaminated food and water / 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 | What are animal-borne illnesses? -- What are emerging and zoonotic infections? -- Pets and people at risks -- Animals and the germs they spread -- What are vector-borne diseases? -- Arboviral diseases -- Bacterial diseases -- Rickettsial zoonoses -- Bourbon virus -- Protozoan parasites -- Food contamination and food poisoning -- Common food-borne pathogens and illnesses -- Foodborne illness : especially dangerous for the vulnerable -- Food borne illness from natural toxins -- The burden of food-borne illness -- Major sources of water contamination -- Assessing the impact of climate change on water-related illnesses -- Impact of water contamination on children -- Magnitude and burden of waterborne disease in the United States -- Zoonoses and outbreaks -- Vector-borne disease identification and outbreaks -- Foodborne disease and outbreaks -- Detecting and tracking water-borne disease and outbreaks -- Protect yourself and your family from zoonotic diseases -- Protecting yourself from disease vectors -- How to protect yourself and your family from food-borne illnesses and diseases -- Guide to safe water systems -- Animal-borne pathogens -- Insect-borne pathogens -- Food-borne pathogens -- Water-borne pathogens -- Antimicrobial (drug) resistance -- Glossary of terms associated with illnesses and diseases -- Directory of organizations. |
| Abstract | "Offers basic consumer health information about animal-, insect-, food-, and water-borne diseases, their outbreaks, tips to protect yourself and others, along with epidemiology of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Includes a directory of organizations for additional help and information"-- 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: Diseases and illnesses transmitted to humans by animals, insects, and contaminated food and water First edition. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2020] 9780780817920 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019059731 |
| ISBN | 9780780817937 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (library binding) |