Water recreation and disease : plausibility of associated infections : acute effects, sequelae, and mortality /

Worldwide, the popularity of recreational activities which involve contact with water is continuing to grow. Moreover, ease of travel and change in human behaviour has altered the use of water for recreational purposes. Users should be aware that recreational exposures to pathogens may result in dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pond, Kathy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Seattle : Published on behalf of the World Health Organization by IWA Pub., [2005]
Colección:Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series.
Temas:
Waterborne infection.
Communicable diseases > Transmission.
Aquatic sports.
Recreation.
Water > Microbiology.
Bacterial Infections > transmission
Waterborne Diseases
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Leisure Activities
Recreation
Water Microbiology
Infection d'origine hydrique.
Maladies infectieuses > Transmission.
Sports nautiques.
Loisirs.
Eau > Microbiologie.
recreation.
SCIENCE > Applied Sciences.
Water > Microbiology
Aquatic sports
Communicable diseases > Transmission
Waterborne infection
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Evidence for Adverse Health Outcomes Associated with Recreational Water Use; 1.3 Severe Outcomes; 1.3.1 Infections with potentially severe acute symptoms; 1.3.2 Evidence for sequelae of waterborne diseases; 1.3.3 Severe outcomes in special populations; 1.4 Management of Severe Illnesses; 1.5 Summary; 1.6 Document Overview; References; 2. Hazard Identification and Factors Related to Infection and Disease; 2.1 Hazard Identification.
  • 2.1.1 Epidemiology2.1.2 Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment; 2.2 Factors Influencing Hazard Encounter; 2.2.1 Water contact; 2.2.2 Recreational water types; 2.3 Factors Related to Infection and Disease; 2.3.1 Status of host; 2.3.2 Process of infection; References; 3. Credibility of Association and Severity Criteria Index; 3.1 Sources of Available Evidence; 3.1.1 Limitations of the evidence; 3.2 Surveillance; 3.3 Credibility of Association with Recreational Water; 3.4 Evidence for Severity; 3.4.1 Severity Index; 3.5 Summary; References; 4. Bacteria; Campylobacter; E. Coli O157.
  • Helicobacter PyloriLegionella; Leptospira; Mycobacterium; Salmonella; Shigella; Vibrio Vulnificus; References; 5. Protozoa and Trematodes; Cryptosporidium Parvum; Giardia Duodenalis; Microsporidia; Naegleria Fowleri; Trematode Worm; References; 6. Viruses; Human Adenovirus; Coxsackievirus; Echovirus; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis E; References; Index.

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