Diseases of poverty : epidemiology, infectious diseases, and modern plagues / Lisa V. Adams and John R. Butterly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Lisa V., author.

Butterly, John R., author.

Series:

Geisel series in global health and medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Health aspects.

Poverty.

Communicable diseases--Epidemiology.

Communicable diseases.

Plague.

World health.

Public health--Economic aspects.

Public health.

Communicable Diseases--epidemiology.

Global Health.

Communicable Disease Control.

Public Health--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Communicable Diseases--epidemiology.

Global Health.

Poverty.

Communicable Disease Control.

Public Health--methods.

Physical Description:

xiv, 212 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, [2015]

Summary:

Only a few decades ago, we were ready to declare victory over infectious diseases. Today, infectious diseases are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world. This book examines the epidemiology and social impact of past and present infectious disease epidemics in the developing and developed world. In the introduction, the authors define global health as a discipline, justify its critical importance in the modern era, and introduce the Millennium Development Goals, which have become critical targets for most of the developing world. The first half of the volume provides an epidemiological overview, exploring early and contemporary perspectives on disease and disease control. An analysis of nutrition, water, and sanitation anchors the discussion of basic human needs. Specific diseases representing both "loud" and "silent" emergencies are investigated within broader structures of ecological and biological health such as economics, education, state infrastructure, culture, and personal liberty. The authors also examine antibiotic resistance, AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and pandemic influenza, and offer an epilogue on diseases of affluence, which now threaten citizens of countries both rich and poor. A readable guide to specific diseases, richly contextualized in environment and geography, this book will be used by health professionals in all disciplines interested in global health and its history and as a textbook in university courses on global health. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction to global health / Lisa V. Adams, John R. Butterly, and Hoiwan Cheung

Global health : systems, agencies, organizations, and other stakeholders / Lisa V. Adams

A brief primer of infectious diseases : humans, their environment, and evolution / John R. Butterly

Epidemiology and infectious diseases : introduction and early perspectives / John R. Butterly

Epidemiology of infectious diseases : global perspective / Lisa V. Adams

The basic necessities of life : nutrition, water, and sanitation / John R. Butterly

Loud emergencies I : HIV/AIDS / Lisa V. Adams

Loud emergencies II : tuberculosis / Lisa V. Adams

Loud emergencies III : malaria / John R. Butterly

The silent emergencies : what Is killing our children? / John R. Butterly and Tyler Hartman

Antibiotic resistance and infection control / John R. Butterly

Pandemic influenza : from basic biology to global health implications / Elizabeth A. Talbot

Epilogue : diseases of affluence / Lisa V. Adams and John R. Butterly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611687514

1611687519

9781611687521

1611687527

OCLC:

891354124