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Environment-Related Infectious Diseases
Published in Barry L. Johnson, Maureen Y. Lichtveld, Environmental Policy and Public Health, 2017
Barry L. Johnson, Maureen Y. Lichtveld
In high-income countries, medical and public health advances and sound environmental policies created a shift toward noncommunicable, chronic conditions. Infectious diseases, however, still significantly contribute to the global burden of disease, in particular in developing countries. The U.S. recognizes that infectious diseases remain a problem worldwide. The U.S. commitment to combat the spread of infectious diseases is visible through global programs and funds. In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading national public health agency in charge of early detection, control, prevention, and preparedness. A National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) collects, analyzes, and shares health data on notifiable diseases among local, state, territorial, federal, and international public health departments.
The effect of ambient temperature on hand, foot and mouth disease in Qingdao, China, 2014-2018
Published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2022
Xueling Xin, Xiaowen Hu, Long Zhai, Jing Jia, Bei Pan, Yalin Han, Fachun Jiang
The daily cases of HFMD in Qingdao from 1 January 2014 to 12 December 2018 were obtained from Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NDSS) for Disease Control and Prevention. All reported cases of HFMD were diagnosed according to the clinical criteria published by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (China). HFMD is an infectious gastrointestinal disease mainly caused by enterovirus including CAV16 and EV71, which manifests fever, papules and herpetic lesions on the hands or feet and sores in the mouth and on the palms, soles, and buttocks, with or without neurological abnormalities such as meningitis, encephalitis, and polio-like paralysis.
Association between ambient temperature and varicella among adults in Qingdao, China during 2008-2019
Published in International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2023
Zixuan Wang, Xiaofan Li, Shanpeng Li, Jing Guan, Ping Hu, Wencheng Wang, Feng Yang, Dongfeng Zhang
The daily varicella cases from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2019 were acquired from China National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NDSS). Doctors generally diagnose varicella according to fever and a characteristic rash. Varicella is not a nationally notifiable disease, but in Qingdao, medical institutions must report varicella cases to the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through NDSS within 24 hours and complete case reviews. The target population in our research is the adult cases whose ages are 20 or above 20 years old.