Control of communicable diseases manual : an official report of the American Public Health Association / David L. Heymann, MD, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heymann, David L., editor.

American Public Health Association, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Communicable diseases.

Communicable diseases--Prevention.

Communicable Diseases.

Communicable Disease Control.

Medical Subjects:

Communicable Diseases.

Communicable Disease Control.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 18 cm

Edition:

20th edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : APHA Press, an imprint of the American Public Health Association, [2015]

Summary:

Every chapter updated, and most benefiting from parallel updated by international experts, at both, CDC and WHO, priority has been given to ensuring global relevance. New disease variants have been included and some chapters have been fundamentally reworked. The 20th edition is a timely update to a milestone reference work that ensures the relevance and usefulness to every public health professional around the world.

Contents:

Reporting of communicable diseases under the international health regulations

Response to an outbreak

Communicable disease alert and response during mass gatherings

Outbreak response in case of deliberate use of biological agents to cause harm

One health: communicable diseases at the human-animal interface

Infection prevention and control

Mass vaccination and public health

Communicable disease control in humanitarian emergencies

Handling of infectious materials.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0875530184

9780875530185

OCLC:

885015312