Microbial Threats to Health - Emergence, Detection, and Response (Paperback)

Infectious diseases are a global hazard that puts every nation and every person at risk. The recent SARS outbreak is a prime example. Knowing neither geographic nor political borders, often arriving silently and lethally, microbial pathogens constitute a grave threat to the health of humans. Indeed, a majority of countries recently identified the spread of infectious disease as the greatest global problem they confront. Throughout history, humans have struggled to control both the causes and consequences of infectious diseases and we will continue to do so into the foreseeable future. Following up on a high-profile 1992 report from the Institute of Medicine, Microbial Threats to Health examines the current state of knowledge and policy pertaining to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases from around the globe. It examines the spectrum of microbial threats, factors in disease emergence, and the ultimate capacity of the United States to meet the challenges posed by microbial threats to human health. From the impact of war or technology on disease emergence to the development of enhanced disease surveillance and vaccine strategies, Microbial Threats to Health contains valuable information for researchers, students, health care providers, policymakers, public health officials. and the interested public. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Spectrum of Microbial Threats 3. Factors of Emergence 4. Addressing the Threats: Conclusions and Recommendations Epilogue Glossary References Appendix A: Microbial Threats to Health Public Committee Meeting Agendas Appendix B: Syndromic Surveillance Appendix C: Pathogen Discovery, Detection, and Diagnostics Appendix D: Forum on Emerging Infections Membership and Publications, Board on Global Health Appendix E: Computational Modeling and Simulation of Epidemic Infectious Diseases Appendix F: Committee and Staff Biographies Index

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Institute of Medicine • Board on Global Health • Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health in the 21st Century
Editors:	Joshua Lederberg • Margaret A Hamburg • Mark S Smolinski
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	397
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-27875-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
LSN:	0-309-27875-9
Barcode:	9780309278751

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