Global Health, Climate Change, and Emerging Infectious Diseases explains how climate change contributes to the emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases, and to shifts in disease patterns and distribution. These changes disproportionately burden vulnerable populationsparticularly in low-income countries, marginalized communities, and climate-sensitive regionsexacerbating existing health disparities and widening inequities in global health outcomes. This interconnectedness compels healthcare professionals to understand and address these dynamics, with special attention to the heightened risks faced by disadvantaged groups. The effects of climate change on human health are explained within the text, along with recommendations for equitable adaptation strategies, risk management efforts, and mitigation approaches that can be led by clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to reduce disparities and promote health equity.
The book begins with the scientific basis of climate change, its impact on ecosystems, and subsequent health implications. It then delves into the links between climate change, vector-borne, waterborne, and zoonotic infections. Mitigation and adaptation strategies to bridge the gap between climate science and public health are also discussed in detail. This text provides a comprehensive overview of climate change's multi-dimensional impact on global health. It emphasizes the need for inclusive interdisciplinary collaboration, engaging health professionals, policymakers, and environmental scientists. Evidence-based insights and practical solutions are outlined, enabling readers to understand, predict, and mitigate health risks posed by climate change and emerging infectious diseases while advancing health equity.
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1. Climate-sensitive infectious diseases; Laura Jung, Kim R. van
Daalen.
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2. Women and maternal infectious diseases in a changing
climate; Kim R. van Daalen, Gina E. C. Charnley, Tatiana J. Marrufo, Anna M.
Stewart-Ibarra, Veronique Filippi, and Rachel Lowe.
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3. Planetary
Health; Gustavo J. Nagy, Isaías Lescher Soto, Bernabé Vidal, Agronomist, and
Lorenzo Verger.
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4. Inequalities and infectious diseases; Lydia
Mbatidde and Felix Bongomin.
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5. Migration and Refugee Health; Sara
el-Solh, Reena Goswami, Nelson Agudelo Higuita, and Amir M. Mohareb.
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6. Intersecting threats: understanding the impact of climate change on the
HIV epidemic; Rodrigo Ville-Benavides and Brenda Crabtree- Ramírez.
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7. Influenza virus and avian influenza virus: A permanent threat to human
health; Carlos Arturo Alvarez-Moreno and Laura Cristina Nocua-Báez.
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8. Tuberculosis; Cesar Ugarte-Gil.
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9. Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in
the Context of Global Health and Climate Change; Aroop Mohanty, Sakshi
Sharma, Shubham, Rachana Mehta, Shriyansh, Srivastava, Ranjit Sah, Rama
Shankar Rath, and Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales.
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10. Climate change
and globalization impact the emergence, spread, and dynamics of COVID-19 and
other respiratory viruses; Alejandro E. Macias.
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11. Climate change
and Arboviral Infections; Lakshmi Chauhan and Daniel M. Pastula.
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12.
Climate Change: A Growing Threat to malaria control and elimination; Sonia
Marcela Herrera-Arevalo, Judith Recht and Sócrates Herrera.
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13.
Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis; Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Samantha Kaplan,
and Norman L. Beatty.
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14. Leprosy Persists as a Major Global
Neglected Tropical Disease; Carlos Franco-Paredes and Edgar A.
Ramírez-García.
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15. Fungal Infections and Climate Change: Emerging
Threats, Future Directions, and Clinical Implications; Daniel B. Chastain,
Mary E. George, David B. Cluck, and Andrés F. Henao-Martínez.
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16. Antimicrobial Resistance and Climate Change: Interlinked Crises Demanding
Global Response; Leila S. Hojat, Jennifer J. Furin, Noushad M. Hudda, and
Robert A. Bonomo.
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17. Interactions Between Social Pressures,
Substance Use, and Infectious Diseases; Martin Krsak and Paul Trowbridge.-
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18. Pandemics on a Changing Planet: From Prevention to Recovery; Seth
Judson.
Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine - Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
12700 E. 19th Avenue, Mail Stop B168. Aurora, CO 80045, USA
