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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (also Four Corners Hantavirus (FCV); Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome ; Hantavirus-Associated Respiratory Distress Syndrome (HARDS)), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. ... Read more

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Hantavirus," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Hantavirus in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Hantavirus when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Hantavirus, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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In May 1993, a cluster of cases of a lethal disease among healthy young people brought the attention of the world to the southwestern deserts. A previously unknown disease was killing up to 80% of the people it infected.
The reaction in the area and across the nation mixed fear, lack of information, and the struggles of doctors to save the victims of an unknown killer with hard science and the age old rhythmns of the desert. What came out was the story of a virus that had been killing since man arrived in the American continents, Hantavirus, with deadly relatives across the Americas and across the world. This book explains why and how the virus kills, and why it is still killing today. Why all of the science aimed at a virus identified back in 1993 has not brought a vaccine or a cure is part of the story, as is how that killer virus fits into the story of "new" diseases across the world.
The story of hantavirus disease, what has happened since that first outbreak, and what the real risks are is laid out by an experienced scientist and an award winning journalist living and working in the area of the 1993 outbreak.

Key Features
* Covers the full story of the recent hantavirus outbreak
* Includes interviews with survivors, and local reaction
* Presents the science in lay terms
* Places the event in the broader context of emerging diseases worldwide
* The only account which takes the reader beyond the initial outbreak in 1993-1994, bringing them up to late 1998
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this is the greatest book EVER
This book is very helpful and I have used it for both pleasure reading and in doing a report for school.This book gives detailed information, and a clear picture of what the Hanta Virus is all about.

Epidemiology on Valium
This book reviews the Hantavirus outbreak in the Four Corners region.It is written from the standpoint of a (cautious) epidemiologist.Other strains of Hantavirus are discussed.The history, vectors andenvironmental influences are examined.A comprehensive review ofHantavirus...

But dull.The authors writing style drags.They repeatthemselves frequently, make little jokes that are too dry to carry theirown weight, and use an annoying 'literary' technique of stating a premiseand then adding "but that is not the way it happened".After 100pages this wears on the reader.

Too bad!The material is unusuallybalanced, dispassionate and clear. A good introduction for a studentconsidering a career in epidemiology - but hardly an enthralling night'sread.

For _that_ I would recommend "Virus Hunter: Thirty Years ofBattling Hot Viruses Around the World" by C. J. Peters or "TheComing Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance" byLaurie Garrett. ... Read more

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En 1993, el brote de una enfermedad respiratoriamisteriosa y mortal en el sudoeste de los Estados Unidos ocup laprimera plana de los diarios del pas. Cuando se encontr que la causadel brote haba sido un hantavirus, otros gobiernos de la Reginempezaron a prestar mayor atencin a la presencia y a los efectos delos hantavirus en sus pases. Esta publicacin presenta un panoramaamplio de lo que se denomina sndrome pulmonar por hantavirus (SPH),de sus manifestaciones clnicas, de los mtodos para prevenir lainfeccin y de las medidas tomadas por los gobiernos de la Regin paravigilar los hantavirus y alertar a los profesionales de la salud y alpblico general acerca de la enfermedad.

Este manual describe los diferentes hantavirus conocidos en lasAmricas y sus reservorios, la ecologa y la zoologa de los roedores,y la epidemiologa de la enfermedad en seres humanos en laRegin. Sobre estas bases, el manual analiza el cuadro clnico y eldiagnstico de la enfermedad; adems, presenta normas para lavigilancia del sndrome pulmonar por hantavirus, para el tratamiento yel manejo de casos. Tambin da instrucciones detalladas y fciles deseguir para prevenir la infeccin en el hogar, el hospital y ellaboratorio, as como para limpiar las reas infestadas porroedores. La importancia de educar a los profesionales de la salud yal pblico general acerca de la enfermedad se recalca medianteejemplos de estrategias de comunicacin usadas en diferentes pases dela Regin. La publicacin tambin presenta un resumen de losinstrumentos de comunicacin que pueden adaptarse para educar adiversas poblaciones acerca del SPH y otras enfermedadestransmisibles.

Se trata de una herramienta esencial para quienes participan en lasactividades de prevencin, control, tratamiento o educacin sanitariasobre los hantavirus. Hantavirus en las Amricas: gua para eldiagnstico, el tratamiento, la prevencin y el control contieneanexos tiles, independientes, como ejemplos de formularios para losinformes de casos, normas para manejo y transferencia segura deespecmenes, recursos educacionales y descripciones de las campaas deprevencin emprendidas por los pases de la Regin. El formatoprctico del libro permite la reproduccin y distribucin rpida delos anexos y de las medidas de prevencin y control de la infeccin. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1871 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.
Author: Pablo A. Vial
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2006
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Volume: 12Issue: 8Page: 1271(3)

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Title: WOMAN CONTRACTS HANTAVIRUS.(Local News)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) (Newspaper)
Date: May 9, 2009
Publisher: The Santa Fe New Mexican
Page: C-1

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This up-to-date and comprehensive set of two CD-ROM discs provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents on the subject of hantavirus infections. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare but deadly viral infection. It is spread by mice and rats. They shed the virus in their urine, droppings and saliva. Tiny droplets with the virus can enter the air. People can get the disease if they breathe infected air or come into contact with rodents or their urine or droppings. You cannot catch it from people.For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the relevant institute for this disease, and others.In addition to the comprehensive disease-specific coverage, this disc set also includes our Medical Encyclopedia, a $19.95 value! The Encyclopedia presents a collection of official documents about a wide range of medical topics, diseases, illnesses, health and wellness. There is vital information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Cancer Institute, and more. Topics covered include: major diseases, including cancer, heart and vascular disease, stroke, blood diseases and disorders, lung diseases, and neurological disorders such as dementia and epilepsy * CDC Health Topics A to Z, Foodborne Illnesses, Infants and Children, Injuries, Occupational Health, Older Adults, Women * CDC Travelers' Health - Destinations, Vaccinations, Diseases, Mosquito, Tick, Food, Water, Clinics, Yellow Book, Children, Airplanes, Cruise Ships, Special Needs, Relief Workers, * Dietary Guidelines * NIH A to Z from abnormalities to X-rays.Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with updated links to 67 of the best sites for medical information! Built-in weblinks let you quickly check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government and the best commercial portals, news sites, reference/textbook/non-commercial portals, and health organizations. ... Read more

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Title: Neutralizing antibodies in survivors of sin nombre and andes hantavirus infection.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Francisca Valdivieso
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
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Volume: 12Issue: 1Page: 166(3)

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Title: Symptomatic human hantavirus in the Americas.(Letter to the editor)
Author: Jan Clement
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
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Volume: 13Issue: 2Page: 345(2)

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Title: Clusters of Hantavirus infection, Southern Argentina.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Author: Maria E. Lazaro
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Volume: 13Issue: 1Page: 104(7)

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Title: Wash. student dies from hantavirus.
Publication: Community College Week (Newspaper)
Date: November 24, 2003
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Volume: 16Issue: 8Page: 3(2)

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This digital document is an article from Medical Update, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on November 1, 1994. The length of the article is 460 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The hantavirus - an old enemy with a new look.
Publication: Medical Update (Newsletter)
Date: November 1, 1994
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v18Issue: n5Page: p2(1)

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Title: Hantavirus survivors have long-term pulmonary, renal complications.(Infectious Diseases)
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Date: March 1, 2005
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This digital document is an article from Dictionary of American History, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 114 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information. ... Read more

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Title: WOMAN SAYS SQUIRRELS SOURCE OF HANTAVIRUS.(Main)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) (Newspaper)
Date: August 29, 2008
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Title: Hantavirus and arenavirus antibodies in persons with occupational rodent exposure, North America.(RESEARCH)
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