2000 Years of Pandemics : Past, Present, and Future / by Claudia Ferreira, Marie-Françoise J. Doursout, Joselito S. Balingit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferreira, Claudia, 1955- author.

Doursout, Marie-Françoise J., author.

Balingit, Joselito S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internal medicine.

Public health.

Epidemiology.

Emergency medical services.

Family medicine.

Internal Medicine.

Public Health.

Emergency Services.

General Practice and Family Medicine.

Local Subjects:

Internal Medicine.

Public Health.

Epidemiology.

Emergency Services.

General Practice and Family Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book analyzes the factors that have sparked pandemics over the past 2000 years, from the Antonine Plague to COVID-19. It is noteworthy that the frequency of pandemics has increased over the past 2000 years. The authors identify three main drivers for the development of pandemics: transportation, human development, and changes in natural ecosystems. It is important to note that with the advent of the industrial age, the length of time it takes for a pandemic to develop has decreased. COVID-19 is certainly not the last pandemic we will face. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to learn from the past 2000 years to help educate general community and public health officials about pandemic risks and help governments prepare for the next pandemic. The book is also very useful in low and middle-income countries where, in the last several decades, viruses with potential for pandemics have originated. It's comprehensiveness and didactic stylemake this book a valuable read for government health agencies, private organizations, health care professionals and students.

Contents:

Introduction. Part-1: Pandemic in the past

First 1000 Years

Black Death

Outbreaks in the new World

Syphilis, Cholera, and Yellow Fever

Part-2: Pandemics In The Present

The World Since 1900: Background to Pandemics in the Present

Influenza Pandemics

Coronavirus Pandemics

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Vaccines

Zoonoses

The Next Pandemic

The Next Pandemic: Hemorrhagic Fevers

Part-3:The Next Pandemic: Bioterrorism

The Next Pandemic: Climate Change

The Next Pandemic: Antibiotic Resistance

The Next Pandemic: Challenges and Hopes.

Other Format:

Print version: Ferreira, Claudia 2000 Years of Pandemics

ISBN:

3-031-10035-2