Pandemic Outbreaks in the 21st Century

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment

Viswanath Buddolla

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780323856621
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323900010
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Microbiology
• Index: Biological Sciences

In the past two decades, several pandemics have ravaged the globe, giving us several lessons on infectious disease epidemiology, the importance of initial detection and characterization of outbreak viruses, the importance of viral epidemic prevention steps, and the importance of modern vaccines. Pandemic Outbreaks in the Twenty-First Century: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment summarizes the improvements in the 21st century to overcome / prevent / treat global pandemic with future prospective. Divided into 9 chapters, the book begins with an in-depth introduction to the lessons learned from the first pandemic of the 21st century. It describes the history, present and future in terms of detection, prevention and treatment. Followed by chapters on the outbreak, treatment strategies and clinical management of several infectious diseases like MERS, SARD and COVID 19, Pandemic Outbreaks in the Twenty-First Century: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment, presents chapters on immunotherapies and vaccine technologies to combat pandemic outbreak and challenges. The book finishes with a chapter on the current knowledge and technology to control pandemic outbreaks. All are presented in a practical short format, making this volume a valuable resource for very broad academic audience. - Provides insight to the lessons learned from past pandemics - Gives recommendations, future direction in terms of detection, prevention and treatment of pandemics - Guides readers through the status and recent developments of vaccines to overcome or prevent pandemics - Shows how to enhance the host innate immunity in infectious diseases - Includes a chapter on immunotherapies to combat pandemic outbreaks

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Pandemic Outbreaks in the 21st Century
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Lessons learned from the first pandemic of the 21st century, global experience, recommendations, and future directions
• 2 Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Latin America
• 3 Biology, prevention, and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
• 4 Avian influenza A virus infections in humans: current knowledge to enhance host innate immunity to control Avian influenza
• 5 Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus: current status, threats, and challenges
• 6 Molecular mechanisms of Zika fever in inducing birth defects: an update
• 7 Middle East respiratory syndrome: outbreak response priorities, treatment strategies, and clinical management approaches
• 8 Advances in vaccination to combat pandemic outbreaks
• 9 Pandemics of the 21st century: lessons and future perspectives
• 10 Immunological mechanisms associated with clinical features of Ebola virus disease and its control and prevention
• 11 SARS-CoV-2—host cell interactions and pathways: understanding its physiology, pathology, and targeted drug therapy
• 12 Importance of in silico studies on the design of novel drugs from medicinal plants against 21st-century pandemics: past,...
• 13 Recent developments in the diagnosis of COVID-19 with micro- and nanosystems
• 14 Recent trends in the development of vaccine technologies to combat pandemic outbreaks and challenges
• 15 Could repurposing existing vaccines and antibiotics help to control the COVID-19 pandemic?
• 16 Genetics of coronaviruses
• 17 Spike in electronic sports during the coronavirus disease pandemic
• 18 How digital health and pandemic preparedness proved a game changer? A case of Singapore in COVID-19 management
• 19 COVID-19 and its effects on neurological expressions
• Index
• Back Cover