Diseases of Poverty [electronic resource] : 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):

Communicable Diseases--epidemiology.

Global Health.

Poverty.

Communicable Disease Control.

Public Health--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Communicable Diseases--epidemiology.

Global Health.

Poverty.

Communicable Disease Control.

Public Health--methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Comprehensive review of diseases of poverty and public health strategies to combat them

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

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

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61168-753-5

OCLC:

904212145