Handbook on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases

Author: Wang Junxiu / Tang Zhichao, et al. (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Throughout the long history of human development, people have been fighting heroically and tenaciously against various viruses at all times. Despite certain sacrifices, it has ultimately been impossible to stop humanity from advancing through science to understand and conquer viruses. After all, history is written by wisdom and life, not by viruses. Once-rampant infectious diseases like leprosy, cholera, typhoid, and influenza, which brought immense disasters to humanity, were eventually subdued one by one through scientific and technological advancements. The struggle between humanity and diseases, especially infectious diseases, will be endless. The immediate priority is to bring measures to strengthen various epidemic prevention efforts, including enhancing computer management mechanisms, to the forefront of the agenda. The spread of the SARS epidemic has also raised issues of social ethics and morality, which fall into a higher-level category. Many people are reflecting on their own behavior, including how to cultivate healthy lifestyles and habits, how to address the relationship between humans and animals, and humans and the environment, and how to take responsibility for themselves, their families, others, and society. At critical and special moments, a person's sense of responsibility is tested. The proactive restraint of people's behavior is not only beneficial for individual health but also holds vital significance for the risk prevention and sustainable development of the entire society. To provide families with practical and feasible prevention and treatment methods, we have compiled this book, which focuses on introducing the transmission routes, treatments, and preventive measures for infectious diseases, enabling readers to prevent problems before they occur.