Epidemic

Author : Mohammad Gharipour,Caitlin DeClercq
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789384672

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Epidemic Urbanism by Mohammad Gharipour,Caitlin DeClercq Pdf

Thirty-six interdisciplinary essays analyze the mutual relationship between historical epidemics and the built environment. Epidemic illnesses--not only a product of biology, but also social and cultural phenomena--are as old as cities themselves. The outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019 brought the effects of epidemic illness on urban life into sharp focus, exposing the vulnerabilities of the societies it ravages as much as the bodies it infects. How might insights from the outbreak and responses to previous urban epidemics inform our understanding of the current world? With these questions in mind, Epidemic Urbanism gathers scholarship from a range of disciplines--including history, public health, sociology, anthropology, and medicine--to present historical case studies from across the globe, each demonstrating how cities are not just the primary place of exposure and quarantine, but also the site and instrument of intervention. They also demonstrate how epidemic illnesses, and responses to them, exploit and amplify social inequality in the communities they touch. Illustrated with more than 150 historical images, the essays illuminate the profound, complex ways epidemics have shaped the world around us and convey this information in a way that meaningfully engages a public readership.

Author : Jon D. Lee
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781492013204

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An Epidemic of Rumors by Jon D. Lee Pdf

In An Epidemic of Rumors, Jon D. Lee examines the human response to epidemics through the lens of the 2003 SARS epidemic. Societies usually respond to the eruption of disease by constructing stories, jokes, conspiracy theories, legends, and rumors, but these narratives are often more damaging than the diseases they reference. The information disseminated through them is often inaccurate, incorporating xenophobic explanations of the disease’s origins and questionable medical information about potential cures and treatment. Folklore studies brings important and useful perspectives to understanding cultural responses to the outbreak of disease. Through this etiological study Lee shows the similarities between the narratives of the SARS outbreak and the narratives of other contemporary disease outbreaks like AIDS and the H1N1 virus. His analysis suggests that these disease narratives do not spring up with new outbreaks or diseases but are in continuous circulation and are recycled opportunistically. Lee also explores whether this predictability of vernacular disease narratives presents the opportunity to create counter-narratives released systematically from the government or medical science to stymie the negative effects of the fearful rumors that so often inflame humanity. With potential for practical application to public health and health policy, An Epidemic of Rumors will be of interest to students and scholars of health, medicine, and folklore.

Author : Jennifer Moss
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781647820374

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The Burnout Epidemic by Jennifer Moss Pdf

Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 Named to the shortlist for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Management & Culture Category In this important and timely book, workplace well-being expert Jennifer Moss helps leaders and individuals prevent burnout and create healthier, happier, and more productive workplaces. We tend to think of burnout as a problem we can solve with self-care: more yoga, better breathing techniques, and more resilience. But evidence is mounting that applying personal, Band-Aid solutions to an epic and rapidly evolving workplace phenomenon isn't enough—in fact, it's not even close. If we're going to solve this problem, organizations must take the lead in developing an antiburnout strategy that moves beyond apps, wellness programs, and perks. In this eye-opening, paradigm-shifting, and practical guide, Jennifer Moss lays bare the real causes of burnout and how organizations can stop the chronic stress cycle that an alarming number of workers suffer through. The Burnout Epidemic explains: What causes burnout—and what organizations can do to prevent it Why traditional wellness initiatives fall short How companies can build an antiburnout strategy based on prevention, not perks How leaders can measure burnout in their own organizations What leaders can do to develop a healthier culture that prioritizes resilience and curiosity As the pandemic has shown, self-care is important, but it's not a cure-all for burnout. Employers need to do more. With fascinating research, new findings from the pandemic, and interviews with business leaders around the globe, The Burnout Epidemic offers readers insightful and actionable advice that will empower them to help themselves—and their employees—feel healthier and happier at work.

Author : Eugene T Richardson
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780262045605

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Epidemic Illusions by Eugene T Richardson Pdf

A physician-anthropologist explores how public health practices--from epidemiological modeling to outbreak containment--help perpetuate global inequities. In Epidemic Illusions, Eugene Richardson, a physician and an anthropologist, contends that public health practices--from epidemiological modeling and outbreak containment to Big Data and causal inference--play an essential role in perpetuating a range of global inequities. Drawing on postcolonial theory, medical anthropology, and critical science studies, Richardson demonstrates the ways in which the flagship discipline of epidemiology has been shaped by the colonial, racist, and patriarchal system that had its inception in 1492. Deploying a range of rhetorical tools and drawing on his clinical work in a variety of epidemics, including Ebola in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo, leishmania in the Sudan, HIV/TB in southern Africa, diphtheria in Bangladesh, and SARS-CoV-2 in the United States, Richardson concludes that the biggest epidemic we currently face is an epidemic of illusions—one that is propagated by the coloniality of knowledge production.

Author : Ottar N. Bjørnstad
Publisher : Springer
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319974873

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Epidemics by Ottar N. Bjørnstad Pdf

This book is designed to be a practical study in infectious disease dynamics. The book offers an easy to follow implementation and analysis of mathematical epidemiology. The book focuses on recent case studies in order to explore various conceptual, mathematical, and statistical issues. The dynamics of infectious diseases shows a wide diversity of pattern. Some have locally persistent chains-of-transmission, others persist spatially in ‘consumer-resource metapopulations’. Some infections are prevalent among the young, some among the old and some are age-invariant. Temporally, some diseases have little variation in prevalence, some have predictable seasonal shifts and others exhibit violent epidemics that may be regular or irregular in their timing. Models and ‘models-with-data’ have proved invaluable for understanding and predicting this diversity, and thence help improve intervention and control. Using mathematical models to understand infectious disease dynamics has a very rich history in epidemiology. The field has seen broad expansions of theories as well as a surge in real-life application of mathematics to dynamics and control of infectious disease. The chapters of Epidemics: Models and Data using R have been organized in a reasonably logical way: Chapters 1-10 is a mix and match of models, data and statistics pertaining to local disease dynamics; Chapters 11-13 pertains to spatial and spatiotemporal dynamics; Chapter 14 highlights similarities between the dynamics of infectious disease and parasitoid-host dynamics; Finally, Chapters 15 and 16 overview additional statistical methodology useful in studies of infectious disease dynamics. This book can be used as a guide for working with data, models and ‘models-and-data’ to understand epidemics and infectious disease dynamics in space and time.

Author : Brian Ward
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780756668068

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DK Eyewitness Books: Epidemic by Brian Ward Pdf

For as along as people have lived together in communities, infectious disease has been a part of everyday life. The fascinating story of disease-causing microbes, bacteria, and viruses crosses every area of human existence from medicine, social history, and geography to art and natural history. This unique guide takes you on a compelling journey through time and into the future, from the plagues of the Ancient Egyptians to the laboratories of the twenty-first century. Written by science and medical expert Brian Ward and produced in association with The American Museum of Natural History, Epidemicis one of the few in-depth explorations of this extraordinary subject for the ordinary reader. Discover the battle against epidemics from the Black Death and smallpox to the modern superbug.

Author : Louise Kuo Habakus,Mary Holland,Kim Mack Rosenberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781626366640

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Vaccine Epidemic by Louise Kuo Habakus,Mary Holland,Kim Mack Rosenberg Pdf

Public health officials state that vaccines are safe and effective, but the truth is far more complicated. Vaccination is a serious medical intervention that always carries the potential to injure and cause death as well as to prevent disease. Coercive vaccination policies deprive people of free and informed consent—the hallmark of ethical medicine. Americans are increasingly concerned about vaccine safety and the right to make individual, informed choices together with their healthcare practitioners. Vaccine Epidemic focuses on the searing debate surrounding individual and parental vaccination choice in the United States. Habakus, Holland, and Rosenberg edit and introduce a diverse array of interrelated topics concerning the explosive vaccine controversy, including the ethics of vaccination mandates, corrupting conflicts of interest in the national vaccine program, and personal narratives of parents, children, and soldiers who have suffered vaccine injury. Newly updated with additional chapters focusing on institutional scientific misconduct, mandates for healthcare workers, concerns about HPV vaccine development, and the story behind the Supreme Court’s recent vaccine decision, Vaccine Epidemic remains the essential handbook for the vaccination choice movement and required reading for all people contemplating vaccination for themselves and their children.

Author : Robert Whitaker
Publisher : Crown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780307452429

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Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker Pdf

Updated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this New York Times bestseller is essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news. In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled over the past two decades? Interwoven with Whitaker’s groundbreaking analysis of the merits of psychiatric medications are the personal stories of children and adults swept up in this epidemic. As Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, other societies have begun to alter their use of psychiatric medications and are now reporting much improved outcomes . . . so why can’t such change happen here in the United States? Why have the results from these long-term studies—all of which point to the same startling conclusion—been kept from the public? Our nation has been hit by an epidemic of disabling mental illness, and yet, as Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, the medical blueprints for curbing that epidemic have already been drawn up. Praise for Anatomy of an Epidemic “The timing of Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic, a comprehensive and highly readable history of psychiatry in the United States, couldn’t be better.”—Salon “Anatomy of an Epidemic offers some answers, charting controversial ground with mystery-novel pacing.”—TIME “Lucid, pointed and important, Anatomy of an Epidemic should be required reading for anyone considering extended use of psychiatric medicine. Whitaker is at the height of his powers.” —Greg Critser, author of Generation Rx

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:24503535471

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Annals of influenza or epidemic catarrhal fever in Great Britain from 1510 to 1837 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian R. Ward
Publisher : DK Children
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Communicable diseases
ISBN : 0789462966

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Epidemic by Brian R. Ward Pdf

Discusses what an epidemic is, how it evolves, various causes and carriers, and efforts to prevent epidemics.

Author : Suzanne Young
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781665941907

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The Epidemic by Suzanne Young Pdf

After uncovering a web of deceit that shatters her sense of self, Quinlan McKee embarks on a relentless quest for the truth and stumbles upon a horrifying conspiracy as she learns of an unstoppable impending epidemic.

Author : Theophilus Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Catarrh
ISBN : UOM:39015052214833

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Annals of Influenza Or Epidemic Catarrhal Fever in Great Britain from 1510 to 1837 by Theophilus Thompson Pdf

Includes writings of various authors concerning different epidemics in Great Britain during the 16th-19th centuries.

Author : Frank Gerard Clemow
Publisher : St. Petersburg, K.L. Rikker
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Cholera
ISBN : UOM:39015012534304

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The Cholera Epidemic of 1892 in the Russian Empire by Frank Gerard Clemow Pdf

Author : James L. Bryden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Cholera
ISBN : BL:A0019044161

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Report on the General Aspects of Epidemic Cholera in 1869 by James L. Bryden Pdf

Author : Ibrahim Abdullah,Ismail Rashid
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781786991713

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Understanding West Africas Ebola Epidemic by Ibrahim Abdullah,Ismail Rashid Pdf

From 2013 to 2015, over 11,000 people across West Africa lost their lives to the deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus in history. Crucially, this epidemic marked the first time the virus was able to spread beyond rural areas to major cities, overturning conventional assumptions about its epidemiology. With backgrounds ranging from development to disease control, the contributors to this volume - some of them based in countries affected by the Ebola epidemic - consider the underlying factors that shaped this unprecedented outbreak. While championing the heroic efforts of local communities and aid workers in halting the spread of the disease, the contributors also reveal deep structural problems in both the countries and humanitarian agencies involved, which hampered the efforts to contain the epidemic. Alarmingly, they show that little has been learned from these events, with health provision remaining underfunded and poorly equipped to deal with future outbreaks. Such issues, they argue, reflect the wider challenges we face in tackling epidemic disease in an increasingly interconnected world.