Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 643 .S52 2016
ISBN: 9780374122881
Publication Date: 2016-02-16
Scientists agree that a pathogen is likely to cause a global pandemic in the near future. But which one? And how? Over the past fifty years, more than three hundred infectious diseases have either newly emerged or reemerged. Ninety percent of epidemiologists expect that one of them will cause a deadly pandemic sometime in the next two generations. It could be Ebola, avian flu, a drug-resistant superbug, or something completely new. While we can't know which pathogen will cause the next pandemic, by unraveling the story of how pathogens have caused pandemics in the past, we can make predictions about the future.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 643 .R42 2009
What causes disease resurgence? Socioeconomic factors cause disease resurgence / Paul Reiter, et al. ; Politics cause disease resurgence / Chris Hondros ; War causes disease resurgence / Julie Hyland ; Climate change could cause disease resurgence / James L. Dickerson ; The Internet could be used to spark a disease epidemic / United Press International -- How should society respond to resurgent diseases? The public should know about the potential risks of MRSA / Sabin Russell ; The hysteria over MRSA is unfounded / Jim Burroway ; Individual rights should not be disregarded in the interests of public health / Robert Daniels, et al., interviewed by Amy Goodman ; Individual rights must sometimes bow to public health interests / David P. Fidler, Lawrence O. Gostin, and Howard Markel ; International cooperation is needed to combat resurgent diseases / Jack C. Chow ; Private philanthropies can help combat resurgent diseases / Tom Paulson -- How can resurgent diseases be controlled? DDT is the best way to control malaria / Paul K. Driessen ; Preventive drugs and bed nets are the best way to control malaria / Theo Smart and Virginia Differding ; Vaccinating only part of a population could control cholera / Lorenz von Seidlein ; India need only apply available technologies to control cholera / G. Balakrish Nair ; Most immigrants find screening an acceptable way of controlling TB's resurgence / Penny Brewin, et al. ; Compulsory screening of immigrants may hinder tuberculosis control / Richard Coker -- How can disease resurgence be reduced? A pertussis booster vaccine for teens and adults is needed to prevent future outbreaks / Sean Schafer, et al. ; Preventing pertussis outbreaks requires improved public health management / J. Gary Wheeler, et al. ; The smallpox virus should be completely destroyed / Edward Hammond ; Better drug management will thwart bacterial resistance / Judy Monroe
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 643 .D595 2009
ISBN: 9780737742947
Publication Date: 2009-03-24
The threat of infectious diseases : an overview / Anthony S. Fauci, Nancy A. Touchette, and Gregory K. Folkers -- The world is at risk for an influenza pandemic / Roche Laboratories -- The United States is prepared for an influenza pandemic / Michael O. Leavitt -- Avian influenza is a threat to college campuses / Susan Gurevitz -- Computers can predict and prevent epidemics / Kim Krisberg -- Travelers risk contracting infectious diseases / Jakki May -- Airports can handle the threat of passenger-borne infectious diseases / Thomas P. Nolan -- Vaccinations harm children / Barbara Loe Fisher -- Low adult immunization rates increase the risk for infectious disease / Jennifer Corrigan -- Drug-resistant infectious diseases are a serious threat / Amy Gillentine -- Hospitals can reduce the threat of infectious disease / Institute for Healthcare Improvement -- Climate change increases the threat of infectious diseases / Amy Greer, Victoria Ng, and David Fisman -- Public health systems are ready for diseases caused by climate change / Julie L. Gerberding -- Public health systems are not prepared for the challenges of climate change / John Balbus et al.
Call Number: Wilm & North Circulating Books RA 639 .Q83 2012
ISBN: 9780393066807
Publication Date: 2012-10-01
This work examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books QR 360 .W65 2011
ISBN: 9780805091946
Publication Date: 2011-10-11
The "Indiana Jones" of virus hunters reveals the complex interactions between humans and viruses, and the threat from viruses that jump from species to species.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 649 .A24 2011
ISBN: 9780742557055
Publication Date: 2011-01-16
Plagues in World History provides a comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. Geographically, these diseases have spread across the entire globe; temporally, they stretch from the sixth century to the present.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 643 .M32 2009
ISBN: 9780275995041
Publication Date: 2009-04-30
Disease and history : an overview -- Miasma, contagion, and the germ theory of disease -- Microbiology and the foundations of modern surgery and therapy -- Viruses and viral diseases -- Sanitary reform, public health, and the battle against filth and epidemic diseases -- The art and science of preventing and controlling epidemic diseases -- Emerging infectious diseases -- Biological weapons and bioterrorism -- Infectious agents and new concepts : from chronic diseases to the microbiome.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 653 .P46 2010
ISBN: 9780151011209
Publication Date: 2010-04-13
A history of the elite medical corps at the forefront of the world's most dangerous epidemics cites their victories over such diseases as polio, cholera, and smallpox.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed its stake as the deadliest worldwide infectious disease outbreak in over 100 years. But what exactly is this new highly contagious virus? Where did it come from and how has it spread so quickly? 100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses answers these questions and more in an easy-to-read format.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .C67 P654 2022
ISBN: 9781534508620
Publication Date: 2021-12-30
Was the United States prepared for a pandemic? -- Are science and politics at odds with one another? -- Does politics influence medical treatments during a pandemic? -- Can the impact of pandemics be changed for the future?
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 653.5 .P38 2022
ISBN: 1534507302
Publication Date: 2021-07-30
From the Black Death of the fourteenth century to HIV/AIDS and the recent COVID-19 crisis, pandemics and disease outbreaks have devastated societies, wiped out significant portions of populations, and necessitated political, social, and scientific changes to address these public health catastrophes. What have scientists and policymakers learned from historical pandemics, and what can be done to prevent future outbreaks?
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .C67 C57 2020
ISBN: 9780316628211
Publication Date: 2020-10-27
A deep, science-backed look at how the coronavirus pandemic will change the way we live forever -- from renowned physician and sociologist Nicholas Christakis. 'Apollo's Arrow' offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on American society as it unfolded in 2020, and on how the recovery will unfold in the coming years.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .C67 H39 2020
ISBN: 9781510765238
Publication Date: 2020-10-27
The science behind wearing a mask to stop the spread of Coronavirus, from a top expert in the field. In America, the debate over whether or not masks should be worn to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has become enmeshed with political affiliation, views on religious and personal freedoms, and conflicting media reports on the benefits and dangers of facial coverings. But what does science say? What have we learned from international case studies?
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .I6 S534 2006
ISBN: 9780470038642
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Bird flu basics -- The history of bird flu -- Spanish flu versus swine flu -- A bird's eye view -- Tamiflu and the bird flu vaccine -- Our culture of fear -- SARS -- The other flu -- Do we know a pandemic when we see one? AIDS versus bird flu -- Perspectives.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .I6 G74 2006
ISBN: 9781590560983
Publication Date: 2006-11-01
[ch. 1.] Storm gathering -- 1. 1918 -- 2. Master of metamorphosis -- 3. H5N1 -- 4. Playing chicken -- 5. Worse than 1918? -- 6. When, not if -- [ch. 2.] When animal viruses attack -- 7. The third age -- 8. Man made -- 9. Livestock revolution -- 10. Tracing the flight path -- 11. One flu over the chicken's nest -- 12. Coming home to roost -- 13. Guarding the henhouse -- [ch. 3.] Pandemic preparedness -- 14. Cooping up bird flu -- 15. Race against time -- 16. Tamiflu -- [ch. 4.] Surviving the pandemic -- 17. Don't wing it -- 18. Our health in our hands -- 19. Be prepared -- [ch. 5.] Preventing future pandemics -- 20. Tinderbox -- 21. Reining in the pale horse.
At medical school -- At the doctor's office -- At home with the plague -- At the church and churchyard -- At the bishop's palace and the monastery -- At the pest house -- At city hall -- On the streets and roads of Europe -- At the bookseller's and the theater -- In the village and on the manor -- In the medieval Muslim world -- The plague's last stand in Europe
Investigate the rise of spillover viruses like Zika, Ebola and Nipah that can make the leap from animals to humans. Find out how human behaviors spread diseases and what science can do to anticipate and prevent epidemics around the world.
As the Ebola epidemic threatens to spiral out of control, NOVA reports from the hot zone, where courageous medical teams struggle to cope with a flood of victims, to labs where scientists are racing to test vaccines and find a cure. Surviving Ebola includes chilling firsthand interviews of what it's like to catch and survive this terrible affliction.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .E26 P74 2019
ISBN: 9780812998832
Publication Date: 2019-07-23
The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever--but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 643.8 .W483 2016
ISBN: 9780198727491
In 2008 it was believed that HIV/AIDS was without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Yet the outlook today is a little brighter. Although HIV/ AIDS continues to be a pressing public health issue the epidemic has stabilised globally, and it has become evident it is not, nor will it be, a global issue.
Provides basic consumer health information about transmission, testing, stages, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with facts about prevention, related complications, and tips for living with HIV/AIDS. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 643.8 .C53 2017
ISBN: 9781476664958
Publication Date: 2017-03-24
Introduction : why is this book needed? -- The history of HIV and AIDS -- HIV prevention and testing -- HIV 101 : the basics -- The test is positive? now what? -- Your first visit to the doctor -- Monitoring your health -- Know your hiv medications -- Opportunistic infections -- Associated conditions -- Treating the whole person -- Substance use and abuse -- Dental care -- Exercise and nutrition -- Living with HIV
1: Understanding Malaria -- 1: Overview of malaria / Carol A Turkington and Rebecca J Frey -- 2: Malaria in one of the oldest and deadliest known diseases / Michael Finkel -- 3: Pregnant women are the adult group most vulnerable to malaria / Women deliver -- 4: Malaria vaccine shows promise / Jean Stephanne -- 2: Controversies Surrounding Malaria Prevention And Treatment -- 1: African countries must have access to DDT to eradicate malaria / Sam Zaramba -- 2: DDT was never successful in eradicating malaria / Sonia Smith -- 3: DDT use must be combined with other measures to control malaria / Josie Glausiusz -- 4: Bed nets should be distributed to the poor free of charge / Awash Teklehaimanot, Jeffrey D Sachs, and Chris Curtis -- 5: Bed nets and anti malaria medications should be distributed to the poor at a subsided cost / UNICEF -- 6: Malaria is one of many diseases that will re surge with climate change / World Health organization -- 7: Global climate change will not influence the incidence of malaria / Paul Reiter -- 8: Effects of global warming on diseases such as malaria are still unclear / Maria Said -- 3: Personal Side Of Malaria -- 1: Lack of money is the most common issue prohibiting parents from treating their children / Mark Dlugash -- 2: Philanthropist explains that eradicating malaria will take investment and innovation / Bill Gates, interviewed by Kristi Heim -- 3: Mothers take extreme measures to save their children from malaria / Amy Ellis -- 4: Western scientists witness the scourge of malaria in African countries / Rebekah Kent -- 5: One man's belief in modern medicine to treat malaria sets an example for his village / Voices for a malaria-free future
The story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines--and beyond.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books QR 31 .S25 J33 2015
ISBN: 9780199334414
Publication Date: 2015-05-19
The first full biography of Jonas Salk offers a complete picture of the enigmatic figure, from his early years working on an influenza vaccine--for which he never fully got credit--to his seminal creation of the Polio vaccine, up through his later work to find a cure for AIDS.
Call Number: North Circulating Books RC 772 .V5 S377 2003
ISBN: 9812384383
Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Flu's fury; warning from history -- SARS track; situation updates around the world -- WHO-SARS' main fighter; chronology of WHO's involvement -- Policies and measures; containing the virus -- Keeping SARS at bay; a comprehensive list of preventive measures for individuals and organizations -- Impact of the outbreak; economic and social repercussions -- Never too old a remedy; an exclusive interview with Professor Leung Ping Chung -- Starring in SARS; super infectors -- From the ground; real life accounts -- Frequently asked questions
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .S6 W55 2011
ISBN: 9781594202865
Publication Date: 2011-03-31
Chronicles how America's Progressive Era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government.
Brings to life an amazing cast of characters in a year that changed the course of medical history, American journalism, and colonial revolution, including Cotton Mather, the great Puritan preacher, son of the president of Harvard College; Zabdiel Boylston, a doctor whose name is on one of Boston's grand avenues; James and his younger brother Benjamin Franklin; and Elisha Cooke and his protege; Samuel Adams. During the worst smallpox epidemic in Boston history Mather convinced Doctor Boylston to try a procedure that he believed would prevent death--by making an incision in the arm of a healthy person and implanting it with smallpox. "Inoculation" led to vaccination, one of the most profound medical discoveries in history. Public outrage forced Boylston into hiding, and Mather's house was firebombed.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .S6 C37 2003
ISBN: 0525947361
Publication Date: 2003-06-02
Tells the dramatic story of two parents who dared to fight back against smallpox. After barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, they flouted eighteenth-century medicine by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves and Eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. From their heroic struggles stems the modern science of immunology as well as the vaccinations that remain our only hope should the disease ever be unleashed again.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 644 .I6 C76 2003
ISBN: 9780521833943
Publication Date: 2003-07-28
Between August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming at least 30 million lives, more people than perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans.
Call Number: North Circulating BooksRC 150.4 .G48 2000
ISBN: 9780805057515
Publication Date: 2000-11-15
An illustrated overview of the onset, progress, and effects of the "Spanish flu" epidemic of 1918, which resulted in the deaths of more than half a million people in the U.S. alone, tens of millions worldwide.
Presents an introduction to the swine influenza in the United States, discussing its symptoms, treatment, preventive measures that can be taken, impact of the virus on children, and information about the vaccination and its effectiveness.
Engrossing account of the search for a cure is complemented by a description of its complex natural history and by portraits of individual sufferers, including writers, artists, and musicians, whose lives and work were shaped (and often tragically curtailed) by the disease. But, tuberculosis is not just a disease of the past. In many parts of the world it is still a bigger killer than AIDS, while in America and Europe drug-resistant strains threaten its resurgence.
Recounts the early evidence of the disease, the stories of some notable people who suffered from it, the work of those who cared for afflicted patients, and the struggle of researchers to understand it and develop effective treatments for it.
Investigate the rise of spillover viruses like Zika, Ebola and Nipah that can make the leap from animals to humans. Find out how human behaviors spread diseases and what science can do to anticipate and prevent epidemics around the world.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 638 .F44 2018
ISBN: 9780190277901
Publication Date: 2017-10-31
Vaccines are one of the most important public health achievements of our time. But now as many vaccine preventable diseases are no longer perceived an imminent threat, vaccines are both lauded and feared, amplified by rapid-fire dissemination of conflicting messages. This book will follow the story of vaccines in the past, present and future to disentangle fact from fiction and underscore their important role in our society.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 638 .V3313 2015
ISBN: 9780737771930
Publication Date: 2015-01-06
Vaccination programs have reduced the incidence of many diseases / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Opposition to vaccines has existed as long as vaccination itself / The History of Vaccines, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia -- The benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks / The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center -- Evidence does not show that benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks / Neil Z. Miller -- Evidence shows vaccines unrelated to autism / Immunization Action Coalition -- The anti-vaccine movement endangers the disabled / David M. Perry -- Parents who don't vaccinate children make us sick / Amity Shlaes -- The anti-vaccine movement is given false equivalence by the media / Katrina vanden Heuvel -- State vaccination requirements usually allow exemptions / Ben Kleifgen and Justin Silpe -- People should not be allowed to refuse vaccination / Ronald Bailey -- Should you get the HPV vaccine? / Jake Blumgart -- HPV vaccine should require parental consent / Wesley J. Smith -- An HIV vaccine is crucial to attaining an AIDS-free generation / Anthony S. Fauci -- A new HIV vaccine shows promise, but it won't be a silver bullet / Mark Joseph Stern.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 638 .B58 2017
ISBN: 9781780238371
Publication Date: 2017-10-15
Vaccines have helped mankind to tackle the dire threat of infectious disease for more than a hundred years. They have become key tools of public health and scientists are charged with developing them as quickly as possible to combat the emergence of new diseases such as Zika, SARS and Ebola. But why are growing numbers of parents all over the world now questioning the wisdom of having their children vaccinated?
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 638 .C66 2015
ISBN: 9780226923765
Publication Date: 2014-10-20
While vaccination rates have soared and cases of preventable infections have plummeted, an increasingly vocal cross section of Americans have questioned the safety and necessity of vaccines. In Vaccine Nation, Elena Conis explores this complicated history and its consequences for personal and public health.
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books RA 638 .K56 2018
ISBN: 9781681777511
Publication Date: 2018-07-03
Presents an informed examination of the science of immunity, the public policy implications of vaccine denial, and the real-world outcomes of failing to vaccinate.
Diseases that were largely eradicated in the U.S. a generation ago - including whooping cough, measles, mumps - are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. This takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, and shed light on the risks of opting out. The vast majority of Americans - more than 90% - vaccinate their children. Yet many people have questions about the safety of vaccines.