Epidemic Preparedness and Control

Epidemics and pandemics caused by infectious diseases, mainly zoonosis, have existed since the beginning of humanity. They affect health, social, economic, and cultural policies around the world. Epidemic Preparedness and Control highlights epidemiology as an important scientific matter of research...

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Publicat: IntechOpen 2024
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Sumari:Epidemics and pandemics caused by infectious diseases, mainly zoonosis, have existed since the beginning of humanity. They affect health, social, economic, and cultural policies around the world. Epidemic Preparedness and Control highlights epidemiology as an important scientific matter of research on the prevention and control of infectious diseases. It also examines different aspects of public health after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the etiological agent of COVID-19. The book is organized into six sections addressing general aspects of pandemics and epidemics as a result of climate change, environmental degradation, socio-cultural interactions and occurrence of zoonoses, and the experience of SARS-CoV-2 contributing to different tools for use in COVID-19 epidemics and other airborne infectious diseases.