Waterborne Disease

Epidemiology and Ecology
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-471-96646-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 781 g

Water borne disease is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide every year. Within both developed and developing countries the demand for clean drinking and bathing water is ever increasing and the control of water borne disease is therefore of extreme importance. The book first addresses the magnitude of the problem, with subsequent chapters on specific diseases including Crytosporidiosis, Schistosomiasis, legionellosis and viral gastrointeritis. Concluding chapters discuss practical control issues such as basic water treatment and the problems of water borne disease control in less developed countries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunter, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction viii

1 An Introduction to the Science and Art of Epidemiology 1

2 Water Supply and Distribution 17

3 Drinking Water and Waterborne Disease 27

4 Illness Associated with Recreational Contact with Water 42

5 Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infestion) 52

6 Schistosomiasis 57

7 Giardiasis 68

8 Cryptosporidiosis 80

9 Cyclospora 91

10 Naegleria 93

11 Cyanobacteria 95

12 Cholera and Other Vibrios 103

13 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers and Other Salmonella Infections 116

14 Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery) 124

15 Campylobacteriosis 133

16 Escherichia coli 143

17 Yersinia Infections 151

18 Plesiomonas Infections 157

19 Aeromonas Infections 160

20 Pseudomonas Infections 165

21 Melioidosis 172

22 Legionnaire’s Disease 175

23 Leptospirosis 182

24 Mycobacterial Disease 189

25 Tularaemia 199

26 Heliocobacter Infections 202

27 Viral Hepatitis 206

28 Viral Gastroenteritis 222

29 Enterovirus Infections Including Poliomyelitis 232

30 Adenoviral Infections 240

31 Chemical Poisoning and Drinking Water 245

32 Cancer and Water 274

33 Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Water 293

References 301

Index 365

Über Autor(innen)

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.