How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola: Effective Strategies to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections

Yinka Vidal

Lara Publications Inc, Mar 4, 2015 - Health & Fitness - 250 pages

How to Prevent the Spread of EBOLA: Effective Strategies to Reduce Facility Acquired Infections and Reduce Super Bugs Outbreak.
This book is divided into ten different sections targeting critical issues of concern about Ebola and the processes of preventing Ebola spread as a nosocomial infection. It starts with allaying people’s fear and discussing facts about the clinical aspects of Ebola virus infection. It discusses different types of Ebola viruses and their pathogenesis; routes of infection; clinical manifestations and progression of the disease; immunopathology and cellular toxicity; progressive tissue damage and multi-organ failures; effective management of the disease; and the discussion of some case studies.
This Ebola monograph also discusses some of the lingering questions raised by the public about Ebola and addresses these controversial issues with facts. Some of the questions discussed include, What are the indicators for the survivability of the Ebola virus once a patient is infected? Can Ebola virus be aerosolized? What are the differences between the acute phase of the illness and the subclinical, asymptomatic, or nonclinical Ebola virus infections? Where was the first Ebola infection, in West Africa or in Europe? Can the Ebola virus infection be caught through kissing an infected person? When a blood test is negative for Ebola virus, is a patient free of Ebola virus? Can Ebola virus be transmitted through breast milk, semen or vaginal fluids? Was the virulent Ebola virus able to enter the human population by an accidental release due to a lab accident? Can the outbreak of Reston Ebola virus infections in the Philippines among nonhuman primates be dangerous to human population with the evidence of abortive infection in some farm workers? What is the nature of the current virus epidemic in U.S. farms, killing millions of piglets? Is this epidemic swine virus similar to Ebola and how dangerous is it to the human population? What are the lessons learned from the clinical management of Ebola patients that can be applied to the treatment of other viral infections like the Bourbon virus newly discovered in Kansas? What is the chronicity of Ebola infection and the long term effects, after clinical cure? For answers to these questions and more, read the book, How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola Virus Infection.
Many healthcare institutions including hospitals, clinics, physician's offices, dentist's offices will find this book very useful to help prevent the rise of facility-acquired infections.
Over 600 pages of leading medical journal articles are reviewed in this book giving scientific explanations for the questions raised by Ebola virus infection.
In reviewing these research reports, it is evident, that we have effective treatment for Ebola virus infection as a multi-pronged approach in the process of effective clinical management of the disease. 

Contents

• Dedication and Tribute: 6
• Introduction: 11
• Knowledge is Power This is Not a Fictional Book: 21
• Ebola Infection Arrival in the U S Is No Need to Panic: 24
• Hospitalacquired Infections: 29
• Section 2 The Clinical Aspect of Ebola Infection Chapter 4 History of Ebola Viral Infection: 32
• Route of Exposure of Ebola Virus: 37
• HumantoHuman Transmission of Ebola Infection: 41
• Can Ebola Virus Be Transmitted Through Droplets?: 44
• Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Ebola Illness: 46
• Normal Human Immunological Responses to Pathogens Chapter 10 Immune Cell Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus Infections: 57
• Histopathology of Ebola Virus Infection: 64
• Treatment of Ebola Virusinfected Patient: 68
• Experimental Serology Treatment for Ebola: 72
• Development of Vaccines for Ebola Virus: 76
• Clinical Management of Ebola Patients: 79
• Case Studies of Ebola Infection Chapter 17 Case 1 A Clinical Study of 106 Ebolapositive Patients in Sierra Leone: 86
• Case 2 Management of Accidental Exposure to Ebola Virus: 90
• Case 3 Ebola Complicated with Gramnegative Septicemia Chapter 20 Case 4 Dr Martin Salia Dies of Ebola in Nebraska Hospital: 103
• Case 5 The Ebola Misdiagnosis of Mr Thomas Eric Duncan: 107
• Case 6 Renal Replacement Therapy for Ebola Patient: 114
• Case 7 Management of Vascular Leakage in Ebola Infection: 117
• Case 8 We Have Effective Treatments for Ebola Virus Infection Chapter 25 Case 9 How Nigeria Achieved Success in Ebola Virus Infection: 131
• Case of Mandatory Quarantine Chapter 27 Case 11 Ebola Stigma Ms Debbie Wilson RN Speaks: 142
• All I do is Care: 144
• Section 4 Misdiagnosis and Pathogenesis of PostAcute Ebola Chapter 29 Bridging the Gap Between Medical Research and Practicing Physicians: 148
• Can Clinical Cure of Ebola Infection Confers Radical Cure?: 154
• Immunological Reasons for Persistent Subclinical Ebola Infection: 159
• Section 5 Animal Viral Epidemic and Human Risks Chapter 32 Reston Ebola Virus Infection in Philippines: 163
• Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus PEDv in Pigs: 166
• The Politics of Ebola Infection and What We Do Not Know About Ebola Virus Infection Chapter 34 Ebola Uncertainties What We Do Not Know: 169
• Lessons Learned from Treating Ebola Patients: 173
• Ebola Hysteria Panic and Overreaction: 178
• Was Release of Ebola Virus a Bioweapon Laboratory Accident? Chapter 38 The U S Bureaucracy May Eventually Lead to an Ebola Outbreak: 188
• Section 7 Fixing the Danger of Nosocomial Infections: 194
• Can Firing Hospital CEO Fix Nosocomial Infection Epidemic? Chapter 41 Nosocomial Infections and the Danger of Hospital Spread: 197
• History of Nosocomial Infections: 200
• Present Status of Nosocomial Infection: 202
• How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola and Other Nosocomial Infections: 207
• Section 8 Preventing the Spread of Ebola in Hospitals: 212
• Dealing with Human Factors in Infection Control Chapter 46 How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola Virus in Hospitals: 216
• CDC Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment: 223
• Removing Personal Protective Equipment: 226
• A Need for New PPE Design Section 9 Quality Improvement and Cost Containment Chapter 50 Balancing Cost Containment with Quality Improvem...: 235
• Instant Moneysaving Strategies: 244
• Costneutral Quality Improvement: 247
• Summary Report 2003: 252
• Section 10 Effective Principles of Process Redesign to Achieve Quality Improvement in Hospitals Chapter 54 The Value of Understanding Process Re...: 256
• Lessons Learned from 15 years of Quality Improvement: 259
• How to Improve Infection Control to Prevent Ebola Nosocomial Infections: 262
• Problem with Computer Inservice and Infection Control Education: 275
• Modifying Hospital Management Systems to Improve Corrective Action: 278
• Evaluating the Current Operational System in Place: 285
• 10 Successful Principles of Process Redesign: 289
• Reference: 296

About the author

Yinka Vidal, BS. MA. HASCP - Former Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi Araba, Lagos.

Bibliographic information

• Title: How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola: Effective Strategies to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections
• Author: Yinka Vidal
• Publisher: Lara Publications Inc, 2015
• ISBN: 0964081881, 9780964081888
• Length: 250 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / General; Medical / General