TY - BOOK AU - Heymann,David L. ED - American Public Health Association, TI - Control of communicable diseases manual SN - 087553323X AV - RA643 .C66 2022 U1 - 616.9 23 KW - Communicable diseases KW - Prevention KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Risk assessment KW - Communicable Disease Control KW - Communicable Diseases KW - Handbook KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft N1 - "An official report of the American Public Health Association."; Includes index; Reporting of communicable diseases under the international health regulations --; Response to an outbreak --; Communicable disease alert and response during mass gatherings --; Outbreak response in case of deliberate use of biological agents to cause harm --; One health: diseases at the human-animal-environment interface --; Infection prevention and control --; Mass vaccination in public health --; Communicable disease control in humanitarian emergencies --; Handling of infectious materials --; Antimicrobial resistance --; Vector control --; [Communicable diseases: A-Z] N2 - For as long as humans have walked the earth, our species has struggled with infectious diseases. The strategies for controlling contagion and managing illness have shaped our societies and traditions. This tour-de-force manual, which covers a range of topics from disease surveillance to vaccines and therapeutics, takes a comprehensive look at how infectious diseases are managed in the modern era. Only APHA could bring together such distinguished scholars in a single book, one that will guide us throught the present into the post-pandemic future ER -