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.
Table of Contents
1. Historical PerspectiveThe Organisms
2. Anthrax
3. Tularemia
4. Plague
5. VHF
6. Small pox
7. Influenza
8. Avian Influenza
Coronavirus
9. SARS
10. MERS-CoV
Public Health Tracking, Prevention, and Planning
11. Ethical issues with preparedness
12. Surveillance strategies
13. Translating Policy into Practice
14. Planning for a Bioterrorism or Pandemic Event: Public Health Perspective
15. Issues in healthcare settings (including assessing exposures)
16. Transmission dynamics, modeling of outbreaks and interventions
17. Recovery from large infectious diseases outbreak
18. Diagnostics
19. Prevention
20. Designer pathogens and synthetic biology
Authors
Trish M. Perl Jay P Sanford Professor of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Daniel Maxwell Assistant Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care, UT Southwestern / Dallas VA Medical Center.Dr. Daniel Maxwell practices in Infectious Disease and Critical Care, a field that Dr. Perl introduced him to. His residency training, chief resident year, and fellowships were all completed at UT Southwestern and he has lived in Dallas, Texas since 2013, with the exception of a two-year hiatus for a deployment with the Army National Guard and volunteer medical work in South Sudan. He is interested in medical education, health equity, and the spectrum of infectious diseases from the clinic to the ICU.
