2006 Great Influenza Pandemic Guide: Authoritative Reference On Bird Flu, H5 N1 Threat, Includes Federal Pandemic Flu Plan, Cdc Material.

by Progressive Management

This unique book and CD-ROM set combines our new ring-bound book with our uniquely comprehensive CD-ROM on on pandemic influenza and bird flu. It's a great value - purchased individually, they would cost $56, so you SAVE by purchasing this special book and CD-ROM set. RINGBOUND This up-to-date compendium of major documents and reports from the federal government provides essential information on bird flu (avian flu) and the risk of pandemic influenza. It includes indispensable information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), along with key excerpts of vital medical and clinical data from the just-released Federal Pandemic Influenza Plan, introduced by Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt in November 2005. Topics covered · Why flu pandemics occur; animal reservoirs; distinguishing pandemic strains from seasonal influenza; viruses; H5N1
· Vaccine priority group recommendations and rationale
· Surveillance and diagnostic evaluation
· CDC Case Screening Form
· Assays, Avian Strains with High and Low Pathogenicity
· Rapid Diagnostic Tests
· Hospital Pandemic Influenza Triggers
· Transmission Droplet, Contact, airborne
· Control of transmission in health care facilities
· Infection Control, management of infectious patients
· Personal Protective hand hygiene
· Patient solid waste, linen, laundry, dishes, disinfection
· Care in the infection control, management of other persons in the
home
· Schools, Workplaces, Community
· Clinical evaluation, case detection, clinical presentation
· Control guidance for healthcare providers
· Influenza guidelines for management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), Pneumonia severity index
· Usage, treatment, prophylaxis
· Community Containment measures
· Social Distance to prevent infection
· Quarantine – experience with 2003 SARS outbreak
· Homes and Facilities for Isolation and Quarantine
· Travel-related Containment
· Health Information for Travelers
· CDC Quarantine Stations
· Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
· Clinician Information on Antivirals (Tamiflu, others)
· Inactivated and Live Intranasal Influenza Vaccines This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of bird (avian) influenza and killer influenza pandemics. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals and scientists, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material. This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Contents * Clinical and Medical Information – Risk Groups, Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, Prevention * Vaccination and Antiviral Drugs * Risk of a catastrophic pandemic * Outbreaks of avian influenza ("bird flu") * Clinical Trials. FEDERAL PANDEMIC FLU The disc includes a complete reproduction of the vital Federal Pandemic Influenza Executive Summary * PART 1 - STRATEGIC PLAN * The Pandemic Influenza Threat * Planning Assumptions * Doctrine for a Pandemic Influenza Response * Key Pandemic Influenza Response Actions and Key Capabilities for Effective Implementation * Roles and Responsibilities of HHS Agencies and Offices * HHS Actions for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response * Appendices – National Response Plan * Pandemic Influenza Background * WHO Pandemic Phases * NVAC/ACIP Recommendatio

200 pages, Ring-bound

First published November 6, 2005

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