| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Health reference series
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| Contents |
What are animal-borne illnesses? -- What are emerging and zoonotic infections? -- Pets and people at risks -- Animals and the germs they spread -- What are vector-borne diseases? -- Arboviral diseases -- Bacterial diseases -- Rickettsial zoonoses -- Bourbon virus -- Protozoan parasites -- Food contamination and food poisoning -- Common food-borne pathogens and illnesses -- Foodborne illness : especially dangerous for the vulnerable -- Food borne illness from natural toxins -- The burden of food-borne illness -- Major sources of water contamination -- Assessing the impact of climate change on water-related illnesses -- Impact of water contamination on children -- Magnitude and burden of waterborne disease in the United States -- Zoonoses and outbreaks -- Vector-borne disease identification and outbreaks -- Foodborne disease and outbreaks -- Detecting and tracking water-borne disease and outbreaks -- Protect yourself and your family from zoonotic diseases -- Protecting yourself from disease vectors -- How to protect yourself and your family from food-borne illnesses and diseases -- Guide to safe water systems -- Animal-borne pathogens -- Insect-borne pathogens -- Food-borne pathogens -- Water-borne pathogens -- Antimicrobial (drug) resistance -- Glossary of terms associated with illnesses and diseases -- Directory of organizations |
| Summary |
"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 |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Zoonoses -- Popular works
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Foodborne diseases -- Popular works
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Waterborne infection -- Popular works
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Communicable diseases -- Popular works
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Consumer education
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Zoonoses
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Foodborne Diseases
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Communicable Diseases
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging
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Water Microbiology
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Author |
Hayes, Kevin (Editor of health information), editor
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| LC no. |
2019059731 |
| ISBN |
9781787857490 |
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9780780817937 |
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0780817931 |
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