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Ukrainian Publishing House “RANOK” founded in 1997 is prominent for its endless love for books and reading.
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January 2022COVID-19 and Other Coronaviruses, Second Edition
by Patrick G. Guilfoile, Ph.D.
In December of 2019, the first reports came from Wuhan, China of a new respiratory infection that was causing serious illness. The cases were initially associated with a market where live animals were being sold for food. By tracing the outbreak, cases were retrospectively identified as early as November 17, 2019 and some undetected cases may have occurred even prior to that time. The first death from this new illness was reported on January 11, 2020. Since then this disease has spread across the globe achieving pandemic status and disrupting contemporary life. This new volume in the Deadly Diseases and Epidemics series, COVID-19 and Other Coronaviruses, Second Edition, traces the history of coronaviruses, past outbreaks of coronavirus-related illnesses, such as SARS, and explains the nature of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. It also includes a new chapter dedicated to the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that are appearing. Other chapters include: History of Coronaviruses Testing for and Diagnosis of Coronavirus Infections Transmission of Coronavirus Diseases Molecular Biology and Immunology of Coronavirus Diseases Prevention of COVID-19 and Other Coronavirus Diseases Outlook for COVID-19 and the Potential for Future Coronavirus Pandemics
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December 2024One Health Case Studies
Practical Applications of the Transdisciplinary Approach
by Susan Cork, Joann Lindenmayer
The One Health Case Studies book is a collection of international case studies showcasing the work of One Health practitioners and their projects. The book explores current areas of One Health, grouped into themes of One Health policy, pests and pathogens, water and the environment, agriculture and food security, and education and community engagement. Looking at a range of different countries, it examines the unique projects being undertaken in Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe, North and South America and highlights the application of a One Health approach from research conceptualization to policy development and implementation. This book provides an understanding of One Health practice globally through 28 diverse case studies. Each case study is carefully designed with clear aims, expected learning outcomes, and reflective questions to encourage academic mastery and real-world application of knowledge. The book also bridges the gap between theory and practice by offering insights into current One Health best practices, challenges, and opportunities.
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March 2021Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe
by Bonnie Henry and Lynn Henry
Dr. Bonnie Henry, “one of the most effective public health figures in the world” (The New York Times), earned accolades in 2020 for her consistent, calm, empathetic, and science-based public health strategy in the face of COVID 19, embodied in the phrase “Be kind, be calm, be safe.” This is the story of the four key weeks in spring during which British Columbia flattened the curve while other places struggled, and of the challenging weeks in summer when the infection returned with a vengeance. This is not only a medical story; it's a personal story punctuated by moments of gravity and grace. Public health officials are required to make personally agonizing decisions in the face of incomplete information and competing health priorities; we glimpse the private deliberations behind policies that affect millions. This is a universal story about how we make decisions (and who makes them) in times of great upheaval; the nuances of communication, leadership, and public trust; the balance between politics and policy; and what and whom we value, as individuals and a society. It's also about Henry’s deceptively simply slogan, and what it requires from all of us to “be kind, be calm, be safe.”
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Infectious & contagious diseasesMarch 2015Emerging Viral Diseases
The One Health Connection: Workshop Summary
by Eileen R. Choffnes and Alison Mack, Rapporteurs; Forum on Microbial Threats; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine
In the past half century, deadly disease outbreaks caused by novel viruses of animal origin - Nipah virus in Malaysia, Hendra virus in Australia, Hantavirus in the United States, Ebola virus in Africa, along with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), several influenza subtypes, and the SARS (sudden acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) coronaviruses - have underscored the urgency of understanding factors influencing viral disease emergence and spread. Emerging Viral Diseases is the summary of a public workshop hosted in March 2014 to examine factors driving the appearance, establishment, and spread of emerging, re-emerging and novel viral diseases; the global health and economic impacts of recently emerging and novel viral diseases in humans; and the scientific and policy approaches to improving domestic and international capacity to detect and respond to global outbreaks of infectious disease. This report is a record of the presentations and discussion of the event.
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Infectious & contagious diseasesMarch 2016Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases
Enabling Sustainable Capabilities Through Ongoing Public- and Private-Sector Partnerships: Workshop Summary
by Theresa Wizemann, Megan Reeve Snair, and Jack Herrmann, Rapporteurs; Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events; Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation; Forum on Microbial Threats; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Emerging infectious disease threats that may not have available treatments or vaccines can directly affect the security of the world's health since these diseases also know no boundaries and will easily cross borders. Sustaining public and private investment in the development of medical countermeasures (MCMs) before an emerging infectious disease becomes a public health emergency in the United States has been extremely challenging. Interest and momentum peak during a crisis and wane between events, and there is little interest in disease threats outside the United States until they impact people stateside. On March 26 and 27, 2015, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop in Washington, DC to discuss how to achieve rapid and nimble MCM capability for new and emerging threats. Public- and private-sector stakeholders examined recent efforts to prepare for and respond to outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease, pandemic influenza, and coronaviruses from policy, budget, and operational standpoints. Participants discussed the need for rapid access to MCM to ensure national security and considered strategies and business models that could enhance stakeholder interest and investment in sustainable response capabilities. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop.
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Public health & preventive medicineApril 2004Learning from SARS
Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak -- Workshop Summary
by Stacey Knobler, Adel Mahmoud, Stanley Lemon, Alison Mack, Laura Sivitz, and Katherine Oberholtzer, Editors, Forum on Microbial Threats
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in late 2002 and 2003 challenged the global public health community to confront a novel epidemic that spread rapidly from its origins in southern China until it had reached more than 25 other countries within a matter of months. In addition to the number of patients infected with the SARS virus, the disease had profound economic and political repercussions in many of the affected regions. Recent reports of isolated new SARS cases and a fear that the disease could reemerge and spread have put public health officials on high alert for any indications of possible new outbreaks. This report examines the response to SARS by public health systems in individual countries, the biology of the SARS coronavirus and related coronaviruses in animals, the economic and political fallout of the SARS epidemic, quarantine law and other public health measures that apply to combating infectious diseases, and the role of international organizations and scientific cooperation in halting the spread of SARS. The report provides an illuminating survey of findings from the epidemic, along with an assessment of what might be needed in order to contain any future outbreaks of SARS or other emerging infections.
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Children's & YAJuly 2020The Little Virus Corona
How children helped defeating it
by Marie Franz, Daniela Spoto
This beautifully illustrated book is suitable for children from the age of four. It explains the whole pandemic to kids and points out all the things they were doing to help to stop the virus from spreading, e.g. washing hands, wearing masks, etc. – and why all of that makes them SUPERHEROS. The book tells the whole story of the pandemic, from the time before Corona appeared until the time when it will be history again. This way this book will remain relevant after Corona has disappeared, because it will always be important to remember.
