Modeling the Transmission and Prevention of Infectious Disease (Advances in Environmental Microbiology, 4)

This volume focuses on blocking disease transmission and the ecological perspective of pathogens and pathogenic processes. The chapters on blocking transmission cover the environmental safety of space flight, biocides and biocide resistance, as well as infection control in healthcare facilities. The book also offers insights into the ecological aspects of infectious disease, introducing the reader to the role of indigenous gut microbiota in maintaining human health and current discussions on environmentally encountered bacterial and fungal pathogens including species that variously cause the necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer and coccidioidomycosis. Further, it explores the influenza A virus as an example for understanding zoonosis. It is a valuable resource for microbiologists and biomedical scientists alike. Read more... Abstract: This volume focuses on blocking disease transmission and the ecological perspective of pathogens and pathogenic processes. The chapters on blocking transmission cover the environmental safety of space flight, biocides and biocide resistance, as well as infection control in healthcare facilities. The book also offers insights into the ecological aspects of infectious disease, introducing the reader to the role of indigenous gut microbiota in maintaining human health and current discussions on environmentally encountered bacterial and fungal pathogens including species that variously cause the necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer and coccidioidomycosis. Further, it explores the influenza A virus as an example for understanding zoonosis. It is a valuable resource for microbiologists and biomedical scientists alike Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Preventing Infectious Diseases in Spacecraft and Space Habitats (Wing C. Wong, Cherie Oubre, Satish K. Mehta, C. Mark Ott, Duane L. Pierson)....Pages 3-17 Bacterial Resistance to Hospital Disinfection (Matthew E. Wand)....Pages 19-54 Disinfection of Microbial Aerosols (Atin Adhikari, Scott Clark)....Pages 55-71 Front Matter ....Pages 73-73 The Role of the Indigenous Gut Microbiota in Human Health and Disease (Tyler Vunk, Kristin M. Burkholder)....Pages 75-104 Buruli Ulcer: Case Study of a Neglected Tropical Disease (M. Eric Benbow, Rachel Simmonds, Richard W. Merritt, Heather R. Jordan)....Pages 105-149 Coccidioidomycosis: Increasing Incidence of an “Orphan” Disease in Response to Environmental Changes (Antje Lauer)....Pages 151-185 Antibiotic-Resistant Environmental Bacteria and Their Role as Reservoirs in Disease (Marilyn C. Roberts)....Pages 187-212 Population Dynamics, Invasion, and Biological Control of Environmentally Growing Opportunistic Pathogens (Veijo Kaitala, Lasse Ruokolainen, Robert D. Holt, Jason K. Blackburn, Ilona Merikanto, Jani Anttila et al.)....Pages 213-245 Of Ducks and Men: Ecology and Evolution of a Zoonotic Pathogen in a Wild Reservoir Host (Michelle Wille, Neus Latorre-Margalef, Jonas Waldenström)....Pages 247-286