Viral outbreaks, biosecurity, and preparing for mass casualty infectious diseases events /
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, emergen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK :
Elsevier,
2025.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. 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. This book started before the COVID-19 pandemic, and its development was paused while we cared for patients. These experiences molded us all and proved the need for this book. We hope to bridge gaps in knowledge and execution that were revealed and to address the many opportunities for improvement that could and should not be lost. In the context of emerging and reemerging infections and the ethical dilemmas and social strife that they produce, this book addresses two closely related topics: bioterrorism and pandemics--page xix. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (551 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0323548423 9780323548427 9780323548410 0323548415 |