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Outbreak behind bars : spider bites, human rights, and the unseen danger to public health / Homer Venters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venters, Homer, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communicable diseases.
- Prisoners--Health and hygiene.
- Prisoners.
- Prisons--Overcrowding.
- Prisons.
- Prisons--Sanitation.
- Prisoners--Medical care.
- Communicable Diseases.
- Disease Outbreaks.
- Human Rights Abuses.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Communicable Diseases.
- Prisons.
- Prisoners.
- Disease Outbreaks.
- Human Rights Abuses.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "This book reveals the grim realities of how communicable diseases thrive in the overcrowded, unsanitary conditions of correctional facilities. It highlights the stories of those who suffered, the failures in health care provision, and offers specific guidance for public health professionals in conducting investigations and facility inspections during outbreaks behind bars"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Germs and Jails : why outbreaks are so harmful behind bars
- Spider bite or Staph infection
- Death and disability from outbreaks
- The Farmville Superspreader Event
- Heat
- The Incredible itch : scabies outbreaks
- Independent inspections during outbreaks.
- Saving Lives During Outbreaks Behind Bars
- A Practical Guide to Inspecting a Jail or Prison Outbreak.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421451435
- 1421451433
- OCLC:
- 1446477998
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