Clear-Cutting Disease Control : Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43344
Rodrick Wallace, Luis Fernando Chaves, Luke R. Bergmann, Constância Ayres, Lenny Hogerwerf, Richard Kock, Robert G. Wallace.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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The vector-borne Zika virus joins avian influenza, Ebola, and yellow fever as recent public health crises threatening pandemicity. By a combination of stochastic modeling and economic geography, this book proposes two key causes together explain the explosive spread of the worst of the vector-borne outbreaks. Ecosystems in which such pathogens are largely controlled by environmental stochasticity are being drastically streamlined by both agribusiness-led deforestation and deficits in public hea…
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- Author
- Wallace, Rodrick
- Other Authors
- Chaves, Luis Fernando
- Bergmann, Luke R.
- Ayres, Constância
- Hogerwerf, Lenny
- Kock, Richard
- Wallace, Robert G.
- Responsibility
- Rodrick Wallace, Luis Fernando Chaves, Luke R. Bergmann, Constância Ayres, Lenny Hogerwerf, Richard Kock, Robert G. Wallace
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 68 p.) : 14 illus., 5 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319728506
- 9783319728490 (print ed.)
- 9783319728513 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Disease Control - methods
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Disease Outbreaks
- Disease Vectors
- Environmental Policy
- Forestry
- Models, Theoretical
- Abstract
- The vector-borne Zika virus joins avian influenza, Ebola, and yellow fever as recent public health crises threatening pandemicity. By a combination of stochastic modeling and economic geography, this book proposes two key causes together explain the explosive spread of the worst of the vector-borne outbreaks. Ecosystems in which such pathogens are largely controlled by environmental stochasticity are being drastically streamlined by both agribusiness-led deforestation and deficits in public health and environmental sanitation. Consequently, a subset of infections that once burned out relatively quickly in local forests are now propagating across susceptible human populations whose vulnerability to infection is often exacerbated in structurally adjusted cities. The resulting outbreaks are characterized by greater global extent, duration, and momentum. As infectious diseases in an age of nation states and global health programs cannot, as much of the present modeling literature presumes, be described by interacting populations of host, vector, and pathogen alone, a series of control theory models is also introduced here. These models, useful to researchers and health officials alike, explicitly address interactions between government ministries and the pathogens they aim to control.
- Contents
- The Social Context of the Emergence of Vector-Borne Disease -- Modeling Vector-Borne Diseases in a Commoditized Landscape -- Modeling State Interventions -- Implications for Disease Intervention and Modeling -- Mathematical Appendix.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42510
edited by] Brian A. Magowan, Philip Owen, Andrew Thomson.
(4th ed.)
--Edinburgh, UK:
Elsevier
, c2019.
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The fourth edition of this highly regarded textbook has been thoroughly overhauled. There is a new chapter bridging the gap between learning and doing (On-Call); new coverage of FGM and the Zika virus; sepsis has been updated; access to a further five chapters; ten videos to guide learners through the more difficult, complex issues they might face in O&G; and new self-assessment has been written to help with testing understanding.
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- Magowan, Brian A.
- Responsibility
- edited by] Brian A. Magowan, Philip Owen, Andrew Thomson
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Alternate Title
- Clinical obstetrics and gynecology
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, UK
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 404 p.
- ISBN
- 9780702074042
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Genital Diseases, Female
- Obstetrics
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy
- Specialty
- Gynecology
- Obstetrics
- Abstract
- The fourth edition of this highly regarded textbook has been thoroughly overhauled. There is a new chapter bridging the gap between learning and doing (On-Call); new coverage of FGM and the Zika virus; sepsis has been updated; access to a further five chapters; ten videos to guide learners through the more difficult, complex issues they might face in O&G; and new self-assessment has been written to help with testing understanding.
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- Registration required for PDF access.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Dermatological Manual of Outdoor Hazards
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45228
Julian Trevino, Amy Y-Y Chen.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This book comprehensively covers the knowledge and skills that physicians, medical students and mid-level providers (physician assistants and nurse practitioners) need in order to care for patients with plant or arthropod exposures. It presents the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of selected exposures, before discussing prevention strategies and management options for adverse cutaneous reactions and selected systemic manifestations. Lastly, it reviews emerging viruses car…
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- Trevino, Julian
- Chen, Amy Y-Y.
- Responsibility
- Julian Trevino, Amy Y-Y Chen
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 213 p.) : 94 illus., 92 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030377823
- 9783030377816 (Print ed.)
- 9783030377830 (Print ed.)
- 9783030377847 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Environmental Exposure
- Insect Bites and Stings
- Plants, Toxic
- Zoonoses
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Wilderness Medicine
- Abstract
- This book comprehensively covers the knowledge and skills that physicians, medical students and mid-level providers (physician assistants and nurse practitioners) need in order to care for patients with plant or arthropod exposures. It presents the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of selected exposures, before discussing prevention strategies and management options for adverse cutaneous reactions and selected systemic manifestations. Lastly, it reviews emerging viruses carried by arthropods and related human diseases, such as the Zika virus. Dermatological Manual of Outdoor Hazards covers a broad range of arthropod and plant exposures, with a specific focus on dermatological manifestations, making it a valuable resource for all trainees and practicing dermatologists, primary care physicians and emergency physicians who treat these patients.
- Contents
- Morphology and Diagnostic Techniques -- Plant-Induced Urticaria -- Plant-Induced Irritant Contact Dermatitis -- Phytophotodermatitis -- Allergic Contact Dermatitis Due to Plants -- Arachnida: Spiders and Scorpions -- Arachnida Class: Mites -- Arachnida Class: Ticks -- Insecta Beetles, Bees, Wasps, Ants -- Insecta Class: Caterpillars, Butterflies, Moths -- Insecta Class: Flies and Mosquitoes -- Millipede -- Centipedes.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Emerging Infectious Uveitis
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41271
Soon-Phaik Chee, Moncef Khairallah, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book reviews the various emerging infectious diseases that show a significant association with uveitis, describing and explaining their ocular manifestations with the aid of color illustrations. In addition, it presents brief reports of further emerging infections that are associated with uveitis in rare cases. The coverage is wide ranging, encompassing diverse emerging bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections. Individual chapters are also devoted to important re-emergent diseases…
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- Other Authors
- Chee, Soon-Phaik
- Khairallah, Moncef
- Responsibility
- Soon-Phaik Chee, Moncef Khairallah, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 203 pages) : 68 illus., 60 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319234168
- 9783319234151 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bacterial Infections
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- Mycoses
- Parasitic Diseases
- Uveitis
- Virus Diseases
- Abstract
- This book reviews the various emerging infectious diseases that show a significant association with uveitis, describing and explaining their ocular manifestations with the aid of color illustrations. In addition, it presents brief reports of further emerging infections that are associated with uveitis in rare cases. The coverage is wide ranging, encompassing diverse emerging bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections. Individual chapters are also devoted to important re-emergent diseases such as syphilis and tuberculosis, with the focus on new data on epidemiology, diagnosis and management. Emerging infectious diseases are defined as “those whose incidence in humans has increased within the past two decades or threatens to increase in the near future”. Emergence may be due to the spread of a new agent, to the recognition of an infection that has been present in the population but has gone undetected, or to the realization that an established disease has an infectious origin. This book will be an invaluable source of information on all aspects of uveitis in these diseases.
- Contents
- 1. Globe Variations and Changes in Patterns of Infectious Uveitis -- 2. The Role of Infectious Agents in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases -- Part I: Emerging Bacterial Infections -- 3. Rickettsioses -- 4. Syphilis Uveitis -- 5. Lyme Disease -- 6. Cat-Scratch Disease -- 7. Tuberculosis -- 8. Leptospirosis -- 9. Other Bacterial Infections: Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -- Part II: Emerging Viral Infections -- 10. Cytomegalo Virus Anterior Uveitis -- 11. West Nile Virus Infection -- 12. Chikungunya -- 13. Dengue-Related Ocular Disease -- 14. Rift Valley Fever -- 15. Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 -- 16. HHV6, HHV7, and HHV8 -- Part III: Emerging Parasitic Infections -- 17. Cysticercosis -- 18. Intraocular Nematodes -- Part IV: Emerging Fungal Infections -- 19. Emerging Infectious Uveitis : Candida -- 20. Emerging Infectious Uveitis: Aspergillus and Other Fungi -- 21. The Zika Virus: Review of Ocular Findings.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Emerging Transplant Infections : Clinical Challenges and Implications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45123
[edited by] Michele I. Morris, Camille Nelson Kotton, Camille Wolfe.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This updateable reference work is designed to meet the needs of practitioners engaged in transplant infectious disease practice who need immediate access to current and reputable resources. It provides an overview of emerging infectious disease challenges with clinically relevant information regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections in solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients. Each chapter focuses on a clinical syndrome or pathogen with new or emergi…
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- Morris, Michele I.
- Kotton, Camille Nelson
- Wolfe, Camille
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Michele I. Morris, Camille Nelson Kotton, Camille Wolfe
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Series Title
- Springer reference
- ISBN
- 9783030017514
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- Infections - microbiology
- Infection Control - methods
- Organ Transplantation - adverse effects
- Tissue Transplantation - adverse effects
- Transplants - microbiology
- Specialty
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Transplantation
- Notes
- "Living reference work."
- Abstract
- This updateable reference work is designed to meet the needs of practitioners engaged in transplant infectious disease practice who need immediate access to current and reputable resources. It provides an overview of emerging infectious disease challenges with clinically relevant information regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections in solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients. Each chapter focuses on a clinical syndrome or pathogen with new or emerging implications for transplant patients. Sections include coverage on viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections, special diagnostic considerations, epidemiology, and other vital challenges physicians must face as new infections emerge. Written by international experts in emerging and transplant infections, Emerging Transplant Infections is the ultimate resource for any clinicians treating transplant patients in the era of rapidly evolving infections, including infectious disease specialists, transplant physicians, tropical medicine specialists, hematologists, oncologists, emergency physicians, hospitalists, primary care specialists, and all others.
- Contents
- Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Balamuthia in Transplant Patients: An Emerging Threat --Aspergillus in Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplant Patients: Emerging Options for Diagnosis and Management -- BK Polyomavirus After Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: One Virus, Three Diseases -- Burkholderia in Transplant: Important to Speciate and Important to Treat -- Coccidioidomycosis in Transplantation -- Diarrhea in Transplant: Diagnosis and Management -- Emerging Epidemics in Transplant: Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, and Paracoccidioidomycosis -- Emerging Tropical Viral Infections: Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika -- Evolving Epidemiology of Transplant Infections: Impact of Population Shifts and Climate Change -- Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Infections in the Transplant Setting -- Hepatitis E Infections in Transplants -- HHV-6, HHV-7, and HHV-8: Forgotten Viruses in Transplantation -- Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control in the Transplant Center -- Influenza Infections in Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplant Recipients -- Leishmaniasis in Transplant Candidates and Recipients: Diagnosis and Management -- Malaria in Transplant Candidates and Recipients: Diagnosis and Management -- Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infections in Transplantation: A Big Impact Despite the Lack of a Cell Wall -- Nocardia Infections in Transplantation: Diagnosis, Management, and Impact on Outcomes -- Non-Aspergillus Fungal Infections in Transplant Patients -- Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Transplant: Stopping the Short-Term Spread, Solving the Longer-Term Problems -- Vaccination Strategies in Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplant -- Yellow Fever: Prevention in Transplant Candidates and Emerging Treatment Data for Liver Transplant.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Emerging Zoonoses : A Worldwide Perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41657
I.W. Fong.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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The book begins with a review of zoonotic pandemics of the past: the "Black Death" or bubonic plague of the Middle Ages, the Spanish Influenza pandemic (derived from avian influenza) of the early 20th century, to the more modern pandemic of AIDS/HIV infection, which originated in Africa from primates. However, the majority of chapters focus on more recent zoonoses, which have been recognized since the late 20th century to the present: SARS and MERS coronaviruses New avian influenza viruses The …
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- Fong, I.W. (Ignatius W.)
- Responsibility
- I.W. Fong
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 250 pages) : 10 illus., 9 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Emerging infectious diseases of the 21st century
- ISBN
- 9783319508900
- 9783319508887 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging
- Global Health
- Zoonoses
- Abstract
- The book begins with a review of zoonotic pandemics of the past: the "Black Death" or bubonic plague of the Middle Ages, the Spanish Influenza pandemic (derived from avian influenza) of the early 20th century, to the more modern pandemic of AIDS/HIV infection, which originated in Africa from primates. However, the majority of chapters focus on more recent zoonoses, which have been recognized since the late 20th century to the present: SARS and MERS coronaviruses New avian influenza viruses The tick-borne Henan fever virus from China The tick-borne Heartland virus from the United States Recently recognized bacterial pathogens, such as Streptococcus suis from pigs. In addition, reemergence of established zoonoses that have expanded their niche are reviewed, such as the spread of Zika virus and Chikungunya virus to the Western Hemisphere, and the emergence and spread of Ebola virus infection in Africa. A chapter is also devoted to an overview of the mechanisms and various types of animals involved in the transmission of diseases to humans, and the potential means of control and prevention. Many endemic and sporadic diseases are still transmitted by animals, through either direct or indirect contact, and zoonoses are estimated to account for about 75% of all new and emerging infectious diseases. It is predicted by public health experts that the next major pandemic of infectious disease will be of animal origin, making Emerging Zoonoses: A Worldwide Perspective a crucial resource to all health care specialists by providing them with much needed information on these zoonotic diseases.
- Contents
- 1. Pandemic zoonoses from the Middle-Ages to the 20th Century -- 2. Animals and mechanisms of disease transmission -- 3. Swine and avian influenza outbreaks in recent times -- 4. Emerging animal coronaviruses: first SARS and now MERS -- 5. Emergence of new tickborne infections -- 6. Chikungunya virus and Zika virus expansion: an imitation of Dengue virus -- 7. Ebola and Marburg: out of Africa -- 8. Hepatitis E: a zoonosis -- 9. Zoonotic malaria: plasmodium knowlesi -- 10. Zoonotic streptococci: a focus on Streptocccus suis -- 11. New and emerging parasitic zoonoses.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Infectious Diseases and Arthropods
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42922
Jerome Goddard.
(3rd ed.)
--Cham:
Humana Press
, c2018.
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With the exception of a few tropical medicine schools worldwide, current medical education programs include almost zero discussion of the interface between infectious diseases and entomology. That is why this book was initially published in the first edition almost 17 years ago. The third edition of this valuable infectious disease entomology book updates all existing chapters with the newest scientific developments described in the medical and entomological literature in addition to covering 1…
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- Author
- Goddard, Jerome
- Responsibility
- Jerome Goddard
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 277 p.) : 170 illus., 103 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Infectious disease
- ISBN
- 9783319758749
- 9783319758732 (print ed.)
- 9783319758756 (print ed.)
- 9783030093464 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Arbovirus Infections
- Arthropod Vectors
- Protozoan Infections
- Specialty
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Abstract
- With the exception of a few tropical medicine schools worldwide, current medical education programs include almost zero discussion of the interface between infectious diseases and entomology. That is why this book was initially published in the first edition almost 17 years ago. The third edition of this valuable infectious disease entomology book updates all existing chapters with the newest scientific developments described in the medical and entomological literature in addition to covering 10 entirely new topics not addressed in previous editions, which include: arthropod identification controversies early beginnings of public health and disease control red-meat allergy updates on vaccine development for dengue and malaria discussion of Chikungunya and Zika viruses American Boutonnneuse Fever the newest controversies in Lyme disease recent findings of viruses in ticks bed bug bite reactions Morgellons disease (an imaginary infectious disease).
- Contents
- SECTION I. Arthropods and Human Health -- Arthropods and Health -- Dynamics of Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Section II. Major Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Mosquito-Borne Diseases -- Tick-Borne Diseases -- Flea-Borne Diseases -- Sand Fly-Transmitted Diseases -- Miscellaneous Vector-Borne Diseases -- Section III. Other Arthropod-Caused or Related Problems -- Health Effects of Bed Bugs -- Why Mosquitoes and Other Arthropods Cannot Transmit HIV -- Medical Conditions Caused by Arthropod Stings or Bites -- Fire Ant Attacks on Humans -- Necrotic Arachnidism'Brown Recluse Bites -- Myiasis -- Imaginary Insect or Mite Infestations -- Appendix 1. Signs and Symptoms of Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Appendix 2. Diagnostic Tests Used in Arthropod-Borne Diseases -- Appendix 3. Personal Protection from Arthropods.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Matters of life and death : public health issues in Canada
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41183
Picard, André.
--Madeira Park, BC:
Douglas and McIntyre
, c2017.
- Call Number
- WA 540 P586m 2017
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WA 540 P586m 2017
- Author
- Picard, André
- Place of Publication
- Madeira Park, BC
- Publisher
- Douglas and McIntyre
- Date of Publication
- c2017
- Physical Description
- 288 p.
- ISBN
- 9781771621540 (softcover)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Public Health - Canada
- Health Policy
- Notes
- "Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on public health with more authority or for as many years as André Picard. Matters of Life and Death collects Picard's most compelling columns, covering a broad range of topics including Canada's right-to-die law, the true risks of the Zika virus, the financial challenges of a publicly funded health system, appalling health conditions in First Nations communities, the legalization of marijuana, the social and economic impacts of mental illness, and the healthcare challenges facing transgender people. The topic of health touches on the heart of society, intersecting with many aspects of private and public life-human rights, aging, political debate, economics and death. With his reporting, Picard demonstrates the connection between physical health and the health of society as a whole, provides the facts to help readers make knowledgeable health choices, and acts as a devoted advocate for those whose circumstances bar them from receiving the care they need. Providing an antidote to widespread fear-mongering and misinformation, Matters of Life and Death is essential reading for anyone with an investment in public health topics-in other words, everyone."-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Meningitis and Encephalitis : Management and Prevention Challenges
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42781
Rodrigo Hasbun, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This book seeks to improve outcomes for meningitis and encephalitis cases handled by physicians who may or may not be thoroughly trained for these challenges. The text introduces the current guidelines but also discusses the gaps that leave clinicians struggling to implement the most appropriate approaches for these particular neurological infections. Each chapter delivers the tools necessary to identify and adhere to the most appropriate diagnostic technique, management protocols, and preventi…
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- Other Authors
- Hasbun, Rodrigo
- Responsibility
- Rodrigo Hasbun, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 238 p.) : 8 illus., 4 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319926780
- 9783319926773 (print ed.)
- 9783319926797 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Specialty
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Abstract
- This book seeks to improve outcomes for meningitis and encephalitis cases handled by physicians who may or may not be thoroughly trained for these challenges. The text introduces the current guidelines but also discusses the gaps that leave clinicians struggling to implement the most appropriate approaches for these particular neurological infections. Each chapter delivers the tools necessary to identify and adhere to the most appropriate diagnostic technique, management protocols, and prevention approach for each situation. All chapters conclude with discourse on future directions in research and quality improvement. Written by experts in infectious diseases, the book covers topics that are the most devastating, including healthcare-acquired infections, autoimmune encephalitis, and infections as they present in HIV patients. Meningitis and Encephalitis is a well-rounded resource for all medical professionals encountering these neurological syndromes, including infectious disease specialists, neurologists, primary care physicians, and immunologists.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis -- 3. Healthcare-acquired meningitis and ventriculitis -- 4. Acute aseptic meningitis syndrome -- 5. Cryptococcal meningitis -- 6. Tuberculous meningitis -- 7. Neurobrucellosis -- 8. West Nile encephalitis -- 9. Herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus -- 10. Human immunodeficiency virus associated CD8 encephalitis -- 11. Challenges in the management and prevention of Japanese encephalitis -- 12. Autoimmune encephalitis -- 13. Neurosyphilis -- 14. Neuroborreliosis -- 15. Emerging causes of encephalitis: Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya and beyond.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Neonatal Infections : Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43101
Joseph B. Cantey, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
This book is designed to succinctly cover the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment, and important aspects of preventative care for the most frequently encountered neonatal and congenital infections. The first section discusses common neonatal infections acquired during or after delivery, including sepsis, meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and other focal infections. The second section covers a wide range of congenital infections including cytomegalo…
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- Other Authors
- Cantey, Joseph B.
- Responsibility
- Joseph B. Cantey, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 261 p.) : 33 illus., 7 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319900384
- 9783319900377 (print ed.)
- 9783319900391 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Disease Control
- Communicable Diseases - therapy
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases - physiopathology
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases - therapy
- Specialty
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Neonatology
- Abstract
- This book is designed to succinctly cover the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment, and important aspects of preventative care for the most frequently encountered neonatal and congenital infections. The first section discusses common neonatal infections acquired during or after delivery, including sepsis, meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, and other focal infections. The second section covers a wide range of congenital infections including cytomegalovirus, hepatitis, syphilis, and HIV. The final section discusses the basics of infection prevention, outbreak management, antibiotic stewardship, and immunizations in the nursery setting. Written by an expert in infectious diseases and neonatal/perinatal medicine, this book is the only resource focused exclusively on newborns that is both current and easily accessible. Handbook of Neonatal Infections is an excellent resource for infectious disease specialists, neonatologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, medical students, hospitalists, nurses, and all clinicians caring for infants in the nursery or neonatal intensive care unit.
- Contents
- Part I. Perinatal Infections -- Early Onset Sepsis -- Late Onset Sepsis -- Necrotizing Enterocolitis -- Candida -- Neonatal Conjunctivitis -- Respiratory Viruses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -- Part II. Congenital Infections -- Pathogenesis of Congenital Infections -- Chagas Disease -- Cytomegalovirus Infection -- Enteroviruses -- Hepatitis B in the Perinatal Period -- Hepatitis C and Pregnancy -- Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection -- Management of HIV-Exposed Infants -- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus -- Malaria -- Parvovirus -- Rubella -- Congenital Syphilis -- Tick-Borne Infections -- Toxoplasmosis -- Tuberculosis in the Neonate -- Varicella in the Peripartum Period -- Zika Virus -- Part III. Support Services -- Principles of Infection Prevention in the Nursery -- Outbreak Control in the Nursery -- Antibiotic Stewardship -- Immunizations in the Nursery.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Preconception Health and Care : A Life Course Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45614
Jill Shawe, Eric A.P. Steegers, Sarah Verbiest, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Online
This book provides a practical, multidisciplinary approach to support a broad range of health professionals, social workers, public health workers and others tasked with providing health and care to young adults. The continuum of life begins with the health and wellness of parents prior to conception, followed by embryonic and fetal development, and continues throughout life. Each person’s life stages prepare them for the next and determine their health outcome and wellbeing over time. The text…
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- Other Authors
- Shawe, Jill
- Steegers, Eric AP
- Verbiest, Sarah
- Responsibility
- Jill Shawe, Eric A.P. Steegers, Sarah Verbiest, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 308 p.) : 15 illus., 14 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030317539
- 9783030317522 (Print ed.)
- 9783030317546 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Promotion
- Life Style
- Preconception Care
- Specialty
- Health Promotion
- Abstract
- This book provides a practical, multidisciplinary approach to support a broad range of health professionals, social workers, public health workers and others tasked with providing health and care to young adults. The continuum of life begins with the health and wellness of parents prior to conception, followed by embryonic and fetal development, and continues throughout life. Each person’s life stages prepare them for the next and determine their health outcome and wellbeing over time. The text highlights the importance of promoting health throughout the lifespan, the influence of intergenerational health, and the concept of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease in epigenetic processes and embryology. Authors underscore the importance of advancing health equity and lift up some of the ethical considerations in this work. The authors explore specific interventions in four major categories: Lifestyle, Infections, Nutrition, and Contraception / Pregnancy Planning (LINC). Preconception care is defined by the World Health Organization as the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social health interventions to women and couples before conception. Preconception care includes evidence-based interventions to improve health status, to reduce behaviours, individual and environmental factors that contribute to poor health outcomes. This book offers readers evidence-based guidance regarding fertility awareness and sperm health, genetic counselling and lifestyle assessments, as well as mental wellbeing, alcohol, tobacco and pharmacotherapy, and specialist care for those with chronic conditions, including a review of medications. It also covers relevant infections, including HIV and the Zika virus, as well as different types of environmental and occupational exposure. The book employs a framework focusing on health promotion, the social determinants of health, and the science behind preconception care. Strategies for improving preconception and interconception health, including examples from around the globe, are described in detail.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Preconception Health: An Overview -- 3. The Science of Preconception -- 4. Genetic Health Care Before Conception -- 5. Fertility -- 6. Nutrition -- 7. Lifestyle: Weight -- 8. Lifestyle: Substance Use—Nicotine, Alcohol and Drugs -- 9. Mental Health Conditions -- 10. Chronic Medical Conditions -- 11. Infectious Diseases -- 12. Environment and Occupation -- 13. Social Environment: Interpersonal Violence -- 14. Global Strategies for Change -- 15. Advancing Preconception Health Globally: A Way Forward.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Psychiatry of Pandemics : A Mental Health Response to Infection Outbreak
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44491
Damir Huremovic, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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This book focuses on how to formulate a mental health response to a massive infectious disease outbreak, including a pandemic outbreak. The book combines an emergency mental health response utilized by disaster psychiatry with clinical aspects and expertise on infectious diseases mental health developed by consultation-liaison psychiatry, making it an excellent resource for tackling each stage of an infectious outbreak crisis quickly and thoroughly. The book opens by contextualizing the issues …
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- Huremovic, Damir
- Responsibility
- Damir Huremovic, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 185 p.) : 4 illus., 3 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030153465
- 9783030153458 (Print ed.)
- 9783030153472 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Community Psychiatry
- Community Mental Health Services
- Pandemics
- Quarantine - psychology
- Social Isolation - psychology
- Specialty
- Mental Health Services
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This book focuses on how to formulate a mental health response to a massive infectious disease outbreak, including a pandemic outbreak. The book combines an emergency mental health response utilized by disaster psychiatry with clinical aspects and expertise on infectious diseases mental health developed by consultation-liaison psychiatry, making it an excellent resource for tackling each stage of an infectious outbreak crisis quickly and thoroughly. The book opens by contextualizing the issues with a historical overview of pandemics ranging from plagues of ancient times, through Black Death in the Middle Ages, Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, to outbreaks of modern times, including HIV, Ebola, and Zika. The text acknowledges the new infectious disease challenges presented by climate changes and bioterrorism and considers how to implement systems to prepare for these issues from an infection and social perspective. The manuscript then delves into the mental health aspects of these crises, including community and cultural responses, emotional epidemiology, and mental health concerns in the aftermath of a disaster. Finally, the text considers medical responses to situation-specific trauma, including quarantine and isolation-associated trauma, the mental health aspects of immunization and vaccination (including vaccine hesitancy), survivor mental health, and support for healthcare personnel, thereby providing guidance for some of the most alarming situations facing the medical community organizing a mental health response to an infectious outbreak. Written by experts in the field, Psychiatry of Pandemics is an excellent resource for infectious disease specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, immunologists, hospitalists, public health officials, nurses, disaster mental health workers, and all medical professionals who may work with patients in an infectious disease outbreak.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Brief History of Pandemics (Pandemics Throughout History) -- 3. Psychology of the Pandemic -- 4. Societal, Public, and [Emotional] Epidemiological Aspects of a Pandemic -- 5. The Importance of Culture in Managing Mental Health Response to Pandemics -- 6. Preparing for the Outbreak -- 7. Neuropsychiatric Complications of Infectious Outbreaks -- 8. Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation -- 9. Mental Health of Quarantine and Isolation -- 10. Quarantine and Isolation: Effects on Healthcare Workers -- 11. Mental Health Care for Survivors and Healthcare Workers in the Aftermath of an Outbreak -- 12. Mental Health Assistance to Families and Communities in the Aftermath of an Outbreak -- 13. Immunization and Vaccination.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Zika and other neglected and emerging flaviviruses : the continuing threat to human health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46238
Lisa A. Beltz.
--Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Elsevier
, c2021.
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Offering up-to-date coverage of familiar flaviviruses that are spreading into new regions or are causing increasingly severe disease, as well as viruses that are almost unknown in most developed nations, Zika and Other Neglected and Emerging Flaviviruses brings together information that allows for easy comparison of similarities and differences of this viral group in a single, convenient volume. Each chapter includes a brief Introduction, history, the diseases, the virus, the immune response, p…
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- Beltz, Lisa A.
- Responsibility
- Lisa A. Beltz
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 212 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323825016
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Flavivirus Infections
- Flavivirus
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Immune Evasion
- Specialty
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Virology
- Abstract
- Offering up-to-date coverage of familiar flaviviruses that are spreading into new regions or are causing increasingly severe disease, as well as viruses that are almost unknown in most developed nations, Zika and Other Neglected and Emerging Flaviviruses brings together information that allows for easy comparison of similarities and differences of this viral group in a single, convenient volume. Each chapter includes a brief Introduction, history, the diseases, the virus, the immune response, prevention or treatment, an extensive list of references, and a summary overview. The book concludes with a chapter tying together information about flaviviruses and other potential new microbial threats.
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Zika and other neglected and emerging flaviviruses : the continuing threat to human health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat51367
Beltz, Lisa A.
--Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Elsevier
, 2021.
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- Author
- Beltz, Lisa A.
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- ISBN
- 9780323825016
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Zika Virus Infection
- Zika Virus
- Viruses
- Virus Diseases
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Zika in Focus : Postnatal Clinical, Laboratorial and Radiological Aspects
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41729
Maria de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragão, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book addresses the most important postnatal features of Zika virus infection, providing important information on its epidemiology, pathology, clinical aspects, imaging and laboratory diagnosis. Since the report of a Zika virus infection epidemic in Northeastern Brazil in 2015, the world has paid close attention to this emergent disease. Historically, this has been the third outbreak of Zika infection described (preceded by outbreaks in Micronesia and French Polynesia), but for the first ti…
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- Aragão, Maria de Fátima Viana Vasco
- Responsibility
- Maria de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragão, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 156 pages) : 75 illus., 29 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319536439
- 9783319536422 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Congenital Abnormalities - microbiology
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
- Syndrome
- Zika Virus
- Zika Virus Infections
- Abstract
- This book addresses the most important postnatal features of Zika virus infection, providing important information on its epidemiology, pathology, clinical aspects, imaging and laboratory diagnosis. Since the report of a Zika virus infection epidemic in Northeastern Brazil in 2015, the world has paid close attention to this emergent disease. Historically, this has been the third outbreak of Zika infection described (preceded by outbreaks in Micronesia and French Polynesia), but for the first time the association with congenital microcephaly and other neurological co-morbidities in infants from women infected with the Zika virus was observed. Since then, government bodies, public health agencies, medical societies and scholars have joined forces to understand this disease, and to promote its prevention and management. Currently, the relationship between Zika virus and microcephaly is well established, as well as the most characteristic findings of congenital Zika syndrome (e.g. microcephaly, arthrogryposis, ophthalmologic and hearing abnormalities). Also, the spectrum of the disease's severity has broadened, with less severe cases (without microcephaly) being recently recognized. Even so, there is currently a dearth of material on Zika virus infection for healthcare professional around the world. Addressing that gap, Zika In Focus: Postnatal Aspects aims to help the medical community worldwide by presenting the most important features of Zika virus infection from a postnatal perspective. It is intended to all professionals and researchers interested in this condition, especially paediatricians, radiologists and neurologists, offering them a practical guide to recognizing congenital Zika syndrome in its many aspects and focusing on the radiological pattern of lesions that can be found from the mild to the most severe cases.
- Contents
- Zika Virus: An Overview -- Zika Virus: History and Infectology -- Congenital Zika Syndrome: Clinical Aspects -- Ocular Findings in Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome -- Zika Virus: Laboratory Diagnosis -- Neuroimaging Findings of Congenital Zika Syndrome -- Radiological Differential Diagnosis of Microcephaly -- Cases: Spectrum of Computed Tomography in Congenital Zika Syndrome -- Cases: Spectrum of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Congenital Zika Syndrome -- Histopathological Findings of Congenital Zika Syndrome.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
