Waterborne Disease
Epidemiology and Ecology

Paul Hunter (Author)

9780471966463, Wiley

Hardback, published 23 October 1997

384 pages
23.6 x 15.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.709 kg

"It is well written, clearly laid out and easily understood. If you come across a water-related disease problem, this should be the first book to turn to." (Environmental Health Journal, March 1999)

Water borne disease is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide every year. Within both developed and developing countries the demand for clean drinking and bathing water is ever increasing and the control of water borne disease is therefore of extreme importance. The book first addresses the magnitude of the problem, with subsequent chapters on specific diseases including Crytosporidiosis, Schistosomiasis, legionellosis and viral gastrointeritis. Concluding chapters discuss practical control issues such as basic water treatment and the problems of water borne disease control in less developed countries.

Introduction;
An Introduction to the Science and Art of Epidemiology;
Water Supply and Distribution;
Drinking Water and Waterborne Disease;
Illness Associated with Recreational Contact with Water;
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Infestations);
Schistosomiasis;
Giardiasis;
Cryptosporidiosis;
Cylospora;
Naegleria;
Cyanobacteria;
Cholera and other Vibrios;
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers and other Salmonella Infections;
Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery);
Campylobacteriosis;
Escherichia Coli;
Yersinia;
Plesiomonas Infections;
Aeromonas;
Pseudomonas Infections;
Melioidosis;
Legionnaire's Disease;
Leptospirosis;
Mycobacterial Disease;
Tularaemia;
Helicobacter Infections;
Viral Hepatitis;
Viral Gastroenteritis;
Enterovirus Infections Including Poliomyelitus;
Adenoviral Infections;
Chemical Poisoning and Drinking Water;
Cancer and Water;
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Water.

Subject Areas: Biology, life sciences [PS]