Human-animal medicine : clinical approaches to zoonoses, toxicants, and other shared health risks / Peter M. Rabinowitz, Lisa A. Conti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabinowitz, Peter MacGarr.

Contributor:

Conti, Lisa A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoonoses.

Environmental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Other Title:

Human animal medicine

Place of Publication:

Maryland Heights, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human-Animal Medicine is an innovative reference exploring the unprecedented convergence of human, animal, and environmental health, triggering global pandemics and requiring new clinical paradigms. The ""One Health"" approach calls for greater communication and cooperation between human health care providers, public health professionals, and veterinarians to better address vital issues of emerging diseases and environmental change. This incredibly timely book provides, for the first time, practical guidelines for ""One Health"" collaborations in a wide range of clinical human-animal health

Contents:

Front Cover; Human-Animal Medicine; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contributors; Reviewers; Preface; Introduction and How to use this Book; Background and Conceptual Approach; Who Will Benefit From This Book; Organization; Distinctive Features; Reference; Acknowledgments; Foreword: Clinical Perspective; Foreword: Public Health Perspective; Contents; Chapter 1: The Convergence of Human and Animal Medicine; How human and animal health converge; The importance of environmental health to human beings and other animals

Similarities and differences among the training and practice of human health, animal health, and public health professionalsEfforts to bridge the gaps between human and animal health; References; Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Issues in Human-Animal Medicine; Legal considerations; Ethical issues; References; Chapter 3: Establishing a New Approach to Clinical Health History; Animal health information in the human medical history; Human-animal contact information in the veterinary history; References; Chapter 4: Sentinel Disease Signs and Symptoms

Signs of illness in animals that may be relevant to human healthHuman disease symptoms that may be relevant for animal health; Reference; Chapter 5: Psychosocial and Therapeutic Aspects of Human-Animal Interaction; Human-animal interaction: Animal-assisted activity, animal-assisted therapy, and service dogs defined; Health benefits of human-animal interaction; Facilitating Human-Animal Interaction; Health Effects of loss of or separation from a pet; Pets as indicators of human behavior and domestic violence; Research needs; References; Chapter 6: The Built Environment and Indoor Air Quality

Built environments and active livingClinical conditions in human beings and other animals related to built environments; Building healthy communities; Indoor environments; References; Chapter 7: Allergic Conditions; Animal allergy in human beings; Clinical conditions related to animal allergy; Management options for allergy to animals; Selected allergic conditions in animals; Canine Eosinophilic Bronchopneumopathy; Atopic Dermatitis; Heaves in Horses; Bovine Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis; Resources; References; Chapter 8: Toxic Exposures; Healthy Homes; Primary prevention of toxic exposure

Animals as sentinels for human toxic exposure riskAcute toxic exposures; Chronic toxic exposures and health effects; Web Resources; References; Carbon Monoxide; Agent; Routes of exposure and metabolic fate; Groups at risk; Toxicity in human beings; Toxicity in animals; Diagnosis; Management of CO poisoning; Treatment in animals; Web resources; References; Lead; Agent; Routes of exposure and metabolic fate; Groups at risk; Toxicity in human beings; Toxicity in animals; Diagnosis; Management of lead toxicity; Web resources; References; Pesticides; Insect repellents used on human beings

Pesticides used on animals

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78034-345-0

1-4377-1186-3

OCLC:

861538897