Viral outbreaks, biosecurity, and preparing for mass casualty infectious diseases events / Trish M. Perl, Daniel Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perl, Trish M., author.

Maxwell, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biosecurity.

Communicable diseases--Prevention.

Communicable diseases.

Bioterrorism.

Epidemiology.

Epidemics.

Disease Outbreaks--prevention & control.

Mass Casualty Incidents--prevention & control.

Medical Subjects:

Epidemiology.

Epidemics.

Bioterrorism.

Biosecurity.

Disease Outbreaks--prevention & control.

Mass Casualty Incidents--prevention & control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (551 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Elsevier, 2025.

System Details:

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Summary:

Written by authorities in infectious disease and disaster preparedness, this one-stop resource covers the relevant theoretical, historical, and pragmatic considerations of viral outbreaks and bioterrorism. It provides an expert overview of this complex area for infectious disease physicians, emergency medicine physicians, hospital administrators, and more. Explores the historical context of various agents and potential agents that could be used for bioterrorism, including anthrax, tularemia, smallpox, SARS, and more. Discusses the lessons learned from naturally occurring outbreaks that have enhanced preparedness at individual hospitals locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Provides forms, checklists, and algorithms throughout - invaluable resources for health care providers and administrators. Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into a single convenient resource.

This book started before the COVID-19 pandemic, and its development was paused while we cared for patients. These experiences molded us all and proved the need for this book. We hope to bridge gaps in knowledge and execution that were revealed and to address the many opportunities for improvement that could and should not be lost. In the context of emerging and reemerging infections and the ethical dilemmas and social strife that they produce, this book addresses two closely related topics: bioterrorism and pandemics--page xix.

Contents:

Perspectives on bioterrorism and pandemics

A brief history of biological warfare and bioterrorism

Anthrax: Ancient surge and current biothreat

Tularemia: A bioterrorist threat and public health concern

Plague: The yersinia pestis infection

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs): An archetype for risk management and high-consequence pathogens

Smallpox and mpox

Preparing for influenza epidemics and pandemics

Avian influenza

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Middle east respiratory syndrome

SARS-CoV-2

The age of synthetic biology: Changing biosecurity risks

Preparing for viral outbreaks and bioterrorism: The public health perspective

Prevention in healthcare and public health

Surveillance strategies

Infectious diseases transmission dynamics, modeling of outbreaks, and interventions

Risks and challenges for first responders managing patients infected with or exposed to high- consequence infectious diseases

Healthcare preparedness for infectious diseases mass casualty events, including bioterrorism, viral outbreaks and pandemics

Special care units

Diagnostics

Protecting the frontline and preventing transmission of high-consequence agents and other pathogens with pandemic potential in healthcare settings

Vaccination: Immunology and public health considerations

Vaccines

Therapeutics overview for agents of bioterrorism and viral outbreaks

Ethical issues in preparing for and responding to infectious outbreaks and bioterror attacks

Strategies for successful communications during health emergencies: Insights from journalists turned public relations experts

Recovery from biological disasters: Bioterrorism, outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases, and pandemics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from table of contents page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed August 5, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780323548427

0323548423

OCLC:

1393978207

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.