Focus on climate change and health / Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Viroj Wiwanitkit.

Series:

Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.

Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Health aspects.

Climatic changes.

Medical climatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change and health is a hot issue and the global warming is widely discussed. The effects on health should be mentioned more than they are generally. In this book, the author discusses climate change and health covering the basic principals in geographical pathology. Examples and models on important diseases are given in the chapters of this book.

Contents:

Intro

FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGEAND HEALTH

CONTENTS

PREFACE

BASIC CONCEPT ON CLIMATECHANGE AND HEALTH

ABSTRACT

CLIMATE: WHAT IS ITS COVERAGE? [1 - 4]

CLIMATE CHANGE [1 - 4]

DATA ON CLIMATE

IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH

REFERENCES

GLOBAL WARMING: A HOT TOPIC

GLOBAL WARNING: WHAT IS IT?

WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARNING?

EL NIÑO AND LA NIÑA

HOW TO MANAGE THE PROBLEM OF GLOBAL WARMING

1. Reduction of the Usage of Carbon Fuel and Electricity

2. Growing the Tree

3. Green Technology

PREVALENCE OF MALARIAAND GEOGRAPHICAL ALTITUDE: A NOTEFROM ECOGEOGRAPHICAL STUDY IN A RURALAREA OF NORTHERN THAILAND

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Setting

Data of the Malarial and Attitude Distribution in the Studied Area

Correlation Study between the Altitudeand the Prevalence of Malaria

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

APPLICATION OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) AND THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TO DENGUE VIRUS VECTOR: AEDES MOSQUITOES DISTRIBUTION IN AN EPIDEMIC AREA OF THAILAND

1. Study Design

2. Field Collection of Mosquitoes

2.1. Adult Mosquitoes Collection

2.2. The Identification of Mosquitoes

3. Geographical Information System (GIS)

A NOTE ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN RAINFALL AND THE PREVALENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS IN ENDEMIC AREA, NORTHEASTERN REGION OF THAILAND

Data of the Leptospirosis Distribution in Thailand

Data of the Rainfall Distribution in Thailand

Correlation Study between the Rainfall and the Prevalenceof Leptospirosis Infection

REFERENCES.

AN OBSERVATION ON CORRELATION BETWEEN RAINFALL AND THE PREVALENCE OF CLINICAL CASES OF FILARIASIS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN THAILAND

Data of Filariasis Distribution in Thailand

Data on Rainfall Distribution in Thailand

Correlation Study of the Rainfall and the Prevalenceof Filariasis Infection

CONCLUSION

PATTERN ANALYSIS OF ABATE SAND DISTRIBUTION IN STREAM WATER

CLIMATIC AND GEOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM CAUSING FOODBORNE BOTULISM IN THAILAND: A SUMMARY FROM PREVIOUS REPORTS

CLIMATIC GEOGRAPHY OF BOLULISM IN THAILAND

GEOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY OF BOLULISM IN THAILAND

SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY CONSIDERATION:A REQUIREMENT TO FULFILL THE KNOWLEDGE

EMERGING DISEASES AFTER TSUNAMI ATTACK

SUDDEN CLIMATE CHANGE

HOW TO MANGE THE SITUATION OF SUDDEN CLIMATE CHANGE AFTER BIG DISASTER [1 - 8]

HOW CAN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES OCCURIN SCENARIO OF SUDDEN CLIMATE CHANGE?

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASESAFTER TSUNAMI ATTACK

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-421-1

OCLC:

662453166