Johannesburg And Its Epidemics
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Johannesburg And Its Epidemics
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Author : Philip Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO)
Release Date : 2020-11-30
Johannesburg And Its Epidemics written by Philip Harrison and has been published by Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-30 with Law categories.
This historical account of the epidemics that have struck Johannesburg during its 134-year history is written with the burden of the present. On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, and shortly afterwards confirmed that a previously unknown coronavirus was the cause. The disease was labelled Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) and spread globally in the early months of 2020.
Epidemics
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Author : Howard Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-12
Epidemics written by Howard Phillips and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-12 with Medical categories.
This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that significantly shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today—smallpox, bubonic plague, “Spanish influenza,” polio, and HIV/AIDS—the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms. The impacts of these epidemics ranged from the demographic—the “Spanish flu,” for instance, claimed the lives of six percent of the country’s population in six weeks—to the political, the social, the economic, the spiritual, the psychological, and the cultural. Moreover, as each of these epidemics occurred at crucial moments in the country’s history—such as during the South African War and World War I—the book also examines how these processes affected and were affected by the five epidemics. To those who read this book, history will not look the same again.
Shattered Dreams
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Author : Gerald M. Oppenheimer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-06-04
Shattered Dreams written by Gerald M. Oppenheimer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-04 with Medical categories.
Shattered Dreams? is an oral history of how physicians and nurses in South Africa struggled to ride the tiger of the world's most catastrophic AIDS epidemic. Based on interviews-not only from the great urban centers of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban-but from provincial centers and rural villages, this book captures the experience of health care workers as they confronted indifference from colleagues, opposition from superiors, unexpected resistance from the country's political leaders, and material scarcity that was both the legacy of Apartheid and a consequence of the global power of the international pharmaceutical industry.
Plague Pox And Pandemics
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Author : Howard Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Jacana Media
Release Date : 2012
Plague Pox And Pandemics written by Howard Phillips and has been published by Jacana Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Medical categories.
Over the last decades, we have seen more than three dozen new infectious diseases appear, some of which could kill millions of people with one or two unlucky gene mutations or one or two unfavourable environmental changes.
Straws In The Wind
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Author : Mary Margaret Wade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Straws In The Wind written by Mary Margaret Wade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Poliomyelitis categories.
Black October
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Author : H. Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Black October written by H. Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Bloemfontein (South Africa) categories.
In A Time Of Plague
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Author : Howard Phillips
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
In A Time Of Plague written by Howard Phillips and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Infectious Diseases
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Author : Eskild Petersen
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-04-22
Infectious Diseases written by Eskild Petersen and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-22 with Medical categories.
This concise and practical guide describes infections in geographical areas and provides information on disease risk, concomitant infections (such as co-prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis) and emerging bacterial, viral and parasitic infections in a given geographical area of the world. Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide is divided according to United Nations world regions and addresses geographic disease profiles, presenting symptoms and incubation periods of infections. Each chapter contains a section on the coverage of the childhood vaccination programs in the countries included in that region. Chapters also include descriptions of infectious disease risk and problems with resistant bacteria in each region (e.g. antibiotic resistance in Salmonella infections in Southeast Asia). For the clinician, this book is a tool to generate differential diagnoses by considering the geographical history, as well the presenting symptoms and duration of illness. For the travel medicine specialist, this book provides information on risks of different diseases at various destinations and is particularly useful in advising long-term travelers.
Cdc Yellow Book 2018 Health Information For International Travel
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Author : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-04-17
Cdc Yellow Book 2018 Health Information For International Travel written by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-17 with Medical categories.
THE ESSENTIAL WORK IN TRAVEL MEDICINE -- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED FOR 2018 As unprecedented numbers of travelers cross international borders each day, the need for up-to-date, practical information about the health challenges posed by travel has never been greater. For both international travelers and the health professionals who care for them, the CDC Yellow Book 2018: Health Information for International Travel is the definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world. The fully revised and updated 2018 edition codifies the U.S. government's most current health guidelines and information for international travelers, including pretravel vaccine recommendations, destination-specific health advice, and easy-to-reference maps, tables, and charts. The 2018 Yellow Book also addresses the needs of specific types of travelers, with dedicated sections on: · Precautions for pregnant travelers, immunocompromised travelers, and travelers with disabilities · Special considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugees · Practical tips for last-minute or resource-limited travelers · Advice for air crews, humanitarian workers, missionaries, and others who provide care and support overseas Authored by a team of the world's most esteemed travel medicine experts, the Yellow Book is an essential resource for travelers -- and the clinicians overseeing their care -- at home and abroad.
One Virus Two Countries
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Author : Steven Friedman
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2021-11
One Virus Two Countries written by Steven Friedman and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11 with Social Science categories.
Has South Africa ‘done well’ at limiting illness and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic? Academic and political commentator, Steven Friedman, thinks not. While the country’s mainstream media believes it has, in his view the evidence tells another story. South Africa has experienced by far the most cases and deaths in Africa – at one point as many as the rest of the continent combined. One Virus, Two Countries: What Covid-19 tells us about South Africa offers a searing analysis of government and expert scientists’ responses to the pandemic. Friedman argues that South Africa is two societies in one – a ‘First World’ which resembles Western Europe and North America, and a ‘Third World’ which looks much like the rest of Africa or South Asia. The South African state, the media and the scientific community have largely tried to deal with the virus through a ‘First World’ lens in which much of the country was either invisible or a problem – not a partner. Friedman argues this approach prevented the country from responding in a way which would have protected most citizens. This is why case numbers and deaths are so high: South Africa has done worse than the rest of Africa not despite the fact that it has a ‘more developed’ health system, but because it does. One Virus, Two Countries is a controversial book that will rouse much needed debate about South Africa’s health and economic system in a context of serious inequality.