Diseases and illnesses transmitted to humans by animals, insects, and contaminated food and water / Kevin Hayes, managing editor.
"Offers basic consumer health information about animal-, insect-, food-, and water-borne diseases, their outbreaks, tips to protect yourself and others, along with epidemiology of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Includes a directory of organizations for additional help and information"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780780817920
- ISBN: 0780817923
- Physical Description: xix, 622 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | What are animal-borne illnesses? -- Emerging and zoonotic infections in the United States -- Specific populations at risk of animal-borne infections -- Animals and the germs they spread -- Recent animal-borne diseases -- What are vector-borne diseases? -- Arboviral diseases -- Bacterial diseases -- Rickettsial zoonoses -- Protozoan parasites -- The burden of foodborne illness -- Magnitude and burden of waterborne disease in the United States -- Food contamination and food poisoning -- Common foodborne pathogens and illnesses -- Foodborne illness: especially dangerous for the vulnerable -- Foodborne illness from natural toxins -- Water contamination and its effects -- Assessing the impact of climate change on water-related illnesses -- Water safety for travelers -- Zoonoses and outbreaks -- Vector-borne disease identification and outbreaks -- Foodborne disease and outbreaks -- Detecting and tracking waterborne disease and outbreaks -- Protect yourself and your family from zoonotic diseases -- Protecting yourself from disease vectors -- How to protect yourself and your family from foodborne illnesses and diseases -- Guide to safe water systems -- Major factors in the emergence of infectious disease -- Emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance: a global threat -- Countering bioterrorism -- The one health approach -- Strengthing global health capacity against infectious-disease threats -- Priority pathogens: research and development -- Animal-borne pathogens -- Insect-borne pathogens -- Foodborne pathogens -- Waterborne pathogens -- Vaccine development to minimize infectious disease burden in the 21st century -- Directory of organizations researching and providing support to people who acquire diseases and illnesses from animals, insects, and contaminated food and water. |
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Subject: | Zoonoses. Foodborne diseases. Waterborne infection. Communicable diseases. Consumer education. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 616.959 D611a 2020 (Text) | 33126024243580 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |