Australia. — 2002. — 119 p. In 1999 the World Health Organisation (WHO) produced a detailed blueprint for an Influenza Pandemic Plan, setting out the issues that arise nationally and internationally in relation to a possible future influenza pandemic. A pandemic will result in significant increases in morbidity and mortality. Services such as acute hospitals and general...
Australian Department of Health and Ageing, 2006. — 63 p. — ISBN: 0642829764, Online ISBN: 0642829772. The possibility of an influenza pandemic is real. While it is impossible to predict when a pandemic might occur, Australia can certainly be prepared. The Commonwealth Government has already put in place measures to ensure Australia is well equipped to respond. These measures...
Academic Press, 2019. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-816417-4. This book provides a timely review of the impact of rhinovirus infections on human health. It identifies disease mechanisms relating to the virus, human host and environmental factors. This viewpoint allows us to look forward to the development of treatments for a virus for which treatment options are currently...
Nova Science Publishers, 2013. — 86 p. Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, was declared by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic in June 2009. The highly contagious influenza A H1N1 virus can cause either a mild influenza-like infection that is similar to seasonal influenza, or less frequently, a rapidly progressing community-acquired...
Oxford University Press, 2005. — 144 p. The sudden appearance and rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (S.A.R.S.) in 2002 served to alert the world to the fact that emerging infections are a global problem. Living in affluent societies with well developed health care systems does not necessarily protect people from the dangers posed by life-threatening infections....
2nd edition. — Handbooks in Health Care, 2009. — 227 p. This practice-based handbook provides clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of influenza and examines the various prevention and treatment options available to treat this illness.
Springer International Publishing, 2014. — 67 p. The successful prophylaxis and treatment of ubiquitous respiratory infections is essential for the enhancement of public health. The chapters provide new insights into the biology of causative pathogens, tackle the epidemiological aspects, and present an update on diagnostics, prevention and therapy of infections. The emerging...
CRC Press, 2014. — 682 p. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Human Respiratory Viral Infections is set at the level between the definitive reference work and an essential clinical manual. Exploring recent advances in human respiratory viral research, the text builds on the basic sciences of epidemiology, virology, molecular biology, and immunology to cover clinical diagnosis,...
World Health Organization. - 2005. - 13 p. Disease outbreaks are inevitable, and often unpredictable, events. The environment surrounding an outbreak is unique in all of public health. Outbreaks are frequently marked by uncertainty, confusion and a sense of urgency. Communication, generally through the media, is another feature of the outbreak environment. Unfortunately,...
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