Paul R. Hunter

Waterborne Disease

Epidemiology and Ecology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The demand for safely purified water and the concerns relating to illness and disease from water sources are of prime importance to all countries. This book explores waterborne diseases and reflects the increasing environmental awareness and understanding of public health matters.

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Control of waterborne disease is a multi-disciplinary function relying on co-operation between engineers, public health professionals, toxicologists, environmental health officials and other professionals. With this in mind, Waterborne Disease: Ecology and Epidemiology provides a comprehensive overview of waterborne-related health problems for all such professionals with an interest in this significant world-wide problem. Each chapter follows a logical structure, focusing upon a specific disease group and presenting a detailed and authoritative examination of a given pathogen's microbiology, clinical aspects and diagnosis. Chapters also review the distribution of each pathogen in the aquatic environment and discuss outbreaks and sporadic disease from microbiological, epidemiological and water supply perspectives. With increasing awareness of environmental problems throughout the world, this unique volume provides timely and invaluable reading for medical practitioners, environmental health officers, public health professionals, water quality engineers, scientists and environmental regulators.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9780471966463
• ISBN-10: 0471966460
• Artikelnr.: 09465003

Autorenporträt

Paul R. Hunter is Professor of Health Protection at the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. He is the former director of the Chester Public Health Laboratory in the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; An Introduction to the Science and Art of Epidemiology; Water Supply and Distribution; Drinking Water and Waterborne Disease; Illness Associated with Recreational Contact with Water; Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infestations); Schistosomiasis; Giardiasis; Cryptosporidiosis; Cylospora; Naegleria; Cyanobacteria; Cholera and other Vibrios; Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers and other Salmonella Infections; Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery); Campylobacteriosis; Escherichia Coli; Yersinia; Plesiomonas Infections; Aeromonas; Pseudomonas Infections; Melioidosis; Legionnaire's Disease; Leptospirosis; Mycobacterial Disease; Tularaemia; Helicobacter Infections; Viral Hepatitis; Viral Gastroenteritis; Enterovirus Infections Including Poliomyelitus; Adenoviral Infections; Chemical Poisoning and Drinking Water; Cancer and Water; Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Water.

Rezensionen

"It is well written, clearly laid out and easily understood. If you come across a water-related disease problem, this should be the first book to turn to." (Environmental Health Journal, March 1999)