LEADER 05546nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910458342103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-14474-6 010 $a9786611144746 010 $a0-08-055714-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400474 035 $a(EBL)330111 035 $a(OCoLC)476128508 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247418 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195965 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247418 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10215479 035 $a(PQKB)10950546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC330111 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL330111 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10206143 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL114474 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400474 100 $a20070628d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe social ecology of infectious diseases$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Kenneth H. Mayer and H.F. Pizer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBoston ;$aAmsterdam ;$aLondon $cAcademic Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (523 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-370466-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront cover; The social ecology of infectious diseases; Copyright page; Dedications; Contents; About the editors; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What constitutes the social ecology of infectious diseases?; Chapter 1 Travel; A brief history of travel and the movement of microbes; Modern global travel; Travelers' risk behavior; The human transport of microbes and microbial genetic material; Tools; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Changing sexual mores and disease transmission; Postwar social and sexual trends: evolution and revolution of sexual mores 327 $aOut of the closet - homosexuality in AmericaThe Internet and human sexual behavior: the evolution of a new technology; Lessons learned for the journey ahead; References; Chapter 3 The international drug epidemic; Injection drug use and disease spread; Global drug use and disease interactions; Prevention and harm-reduction strategies; Government responses; Alternatives; References; Chapter 4 Urbanization and the social ecology of emerging infectious diseases; The role of urbanization in infectious diseases; Current urban demographic trends; Risk parameters associated with urbanization 327 $aDengue and other emerging arbovirus diseasesWhat the future holds; References; Chapter 5 Suburbanization in developed nations; Lyme disease - overview; Social determinants of Lyme disease risk; Social and political barriers to Lyme disease prevention; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6 The social ecology of infectious disease transmission in day-care centers; CMV as a model; The social epidemiology of CMV infection; Day care as microbiological experiment; Child care and the epidemiology of CMV infection; Social organization and ecology of human CMV infection; Conclusions; References 327 $aChapter 7 Protecting blood safetyA brief history of improving blood safety; The social ecology of blood safety; Effective public health strategies: incentives, education, screening and procedures; Epidemiological surveillance; Laboratory testing; High-risk human behavior; Impact of migration, travel, and geography; Negligence, human error and failed oversight; Responding to the challenges ahead; References; Chapter 8 Food safety in the industrialized world; Global magnitude and trends; Large-scale food production and distribution; Social and demographic influences on food preferences 327 $aReacting, coping, and preventingConclusions; References; Chapter 9 Antibiotic resistance and nosocomial infections; Social determinants of antibiotic resistance; Nosocomial infections; Reasons for hope: control and prevention; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10 Vaccines and immunization; Introduction; A brief history of vaccines and public health immunization programs; Expanding vaccine coverage: equity and the promise of prevention; Going global: politics and economics of vaccine development and distribution; Impact of vaccination on society; The future of vaccination and immunization 327 $aConclusion 330 $aSocial Ecology of Infectious Diseases explores how human activities enable microbes to disseminate and evolve, thereby creating favorable conditions for the diverse manifestations of communicable diseases. Today, infectious and parasitic diseases cause about one-third of deaths and are the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The speed that changes in human behavior can produce epidemics is well illustrated by AIDS, but this is only one of numerous microbial threats whose severity and spread are determined by human behaviors. In this book, forty experts in the fields of infe 606 $aCommunicable diseases 606 $aEpidemics 606 $aSocial ecology 606 $aCommunicable diseases$xTransmission 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCommunicable diseases. 615 0$aEpidemics. 615 0$aSocial ecology. 615 0$aCommunicable diseases$xTransmission. 676 $a616.9 701 $aMayer$b Kenneth H$0858530 701 $aPizer$b Hank$0858531 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458342103321 996 $aThe social ecology of infectious diseases$91916584 997 $aUNINA