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The Nature of Pandemics
The Nature of an Emerging Global Threat
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Main description:

Presents the challenges posed by the extremely complex, transboundary nature of pandemics ranging from local to global readiness, preparedness, response, and containment


Introduces readers to the broad spectrum of pandemic effects: legal, military, economic, political, and social at the local, regional, and international scale


Provides an unvarnished and critical view of the national and international politics of pandemic detection, monitoring, containment, and prevention


Contents:

1: Politics, Economics, and Egos: When Agendas Conflict-A West African Case Study 2: The Socioeconomic and Security Challenges in Responding to Medical Emergencies-Pandemics or Disasters - in Post-Conflict Society: The Liberian Ebola and COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences 3: Pandemics: Nature of an Emerging Global Threat-Preparedness in the African Context 4: Predicting Mosquito-Borne Epidemics in Latin America 5: The PREDICT Project: A Transdisciplinary Case Study in Partnerships for Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness 6: An Administrator's Nightmare 7: The Cascading Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Healthcare System 8: Supply Chain Infrastructure in Global Health Systems: A Strategic Asset for Pandemic Preparedness 9: Emerging Infectious Disease Communication Strategies of Health Organizations: An Internal and External View 10: From Woe to Go-Understanding Rumors and their Role in Preparedness and Readiness for Pandemics 11: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of African Journalists during the 2014 Ebola Crisis 12: Coordination of Global Efforts in Combatting Infectious Disease 13: Health Information Technology and Infectious Disease: Learning from the Past 14: The Meaning of the Italian Fight against COVID-19: Protecting Fragile People and Defending the Social Values of Universal Public Health and Voluntary Activities through National Digital Solutions 15: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to Fight Effectively against Pandemics 16: Biosecurity and the Police 17: The Impact of Pandemics on National and International Security 18: Quarantine: A Brief History of Infectious Pandemic Diseases in Canada


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ISBN-13: 9781138048300
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press)
Publication date: November, 2022
Pages: 352
Weight: 716g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases

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