Ebola Clinical Patterns, Public Health Concerns

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Authors -- PART ONE: The History of Ebola -- 1: The 2014-2016 Epidemic and Earlier Outbreaks -- Outbreaks Prior to 2014 -- 1976 -- 1977 -- 1979 -- 1994 -- 1995 -- 1996 -- 2000-2001 -- 2001-2002 -- 2002-2003 -- 2004 -- 2007 -- 2007-2008 -- 2008-2009 -- 2011 -- 2012 -- 2012-2013 -- 2014 -- The West African Outbreak of 2014-2016 -- Guinea -- Liberia -- Sierra Leone -- Mali, Senegal, and Nigeria: Success Stories -- Cases in Health Care Workers -- Why Did the Outbreak of 2014-2016 become So Extensive? -- The End of the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic in Africa -- References -- 2: Cases outside Africa -- United States -- Dallas -- Patients Who Acquired EVD in the United States -- New York City -- Europe -- The Lower Mortality Rate of Patients Treated in the United States and Europe -- The System of Care Created in the United States for Ebola Outbreaks -- Conclusion -- Implications for Other Emerging Infections -- Dengue Virus -- Zika Virus -- West Nile Virus -- References -- 3: Prevention and Containment -- Introduction -- Transmission of Ebola Virus -- Standard Precautions -- Contact Precautions: To Be Used If Exposure to Body Fluids Is Likely -- Droplet Precautions (Respiratory Viruses, Neisseria meningitidis, Group A Streptococcus) -- Airborne Precautions (Tuberculosis, Measles, Chickenpox, Herpes zoster) -- Specific recommendations for PPE for Ebola -- PPE Supply and Training Issues -- Impact on Hospital Functions -- References -- 4: Global Response to the Epidemic -- Response of the World Health Organization -- Steps Taken by Individual Countries -- International travel restrictions -- Quarantine -- Isolation -- Relief and Health Care Delivery -- Response of Nongovernmental Organizations -- Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF)