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.
Introduction and Principles
1 Historical Perspective
2 Anthrax: Ancient Surge and Current Biothreat
3 Tularemia: A bioterrorist threat and public health concern
4 Plague: the Yersinia pestis infection
5 VHF
6 Small pox
7 Preparing for Influenza epidemics and pandemics
8 Avian Influenza
9 SARS
10 MERS-CoV
11 SARS-CoV-2 ** New
Chapter**
12 Designer pathogens and synthetic biology
13 Planning for a Bioterrorism or Pandemic Event: Public Health Perspective
14 Surveillance strategies
15 Prevention
16 Ethical issues in preparing for and responding to infectious outbreaks and bioterror attacks
17 Diagnostics
18 Transmission dynamics, modeling of outbreaks and interventions
19 Prophylaxis and Treatment **New
Chapter**
20 Vaccines ** New
Chapter**
Appendix
21 Recovery from Biological Disasters
21 Communication strategies and the media
22 Communication strategies and the media ** New
Chapter**
23 Pre-hospital care of patients with high impact pathogens
23 Media **New
Chapter**
24 Translating Policy into Practice
25 Transmission based precautions and infection Prevention
26 Special Care Units
Trish M. Perl is Jay P Sanford Professor of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Infectious Diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. 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.
