Sökning: "pandemics"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade ordet pandemics.
1. Prescription – Pollution – Poo – Pandemics - Priorities : Neuraminidase Inhibitors from an Environmental Resistance Development Perspective
Sammanfattning : The natural Influenza A virus (IAV) host is waterfowl. Human IAV is treated with neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs), which are stockpiled worldwide in case of an IAV pandemic. As the drugs escape regular waste water treatment, they can be detected in river waters. LÄS MER
2. Generalized trust and the collective action dilemma of immunization
Sammanfattning : Immunization is one of the most cost-efficient medical treatments available. But the potential for societies to secure the public health benefits generated by vaccinations can be reduced by the collective action dilemma of immunization. LÄS MER
3. Continuous Finding Problems and Implementing Solutions in Health Care-Associated Infections : The Role of Infection Preventionists
Sammanfattning : This licentiate thesis aims to understand how infection preventionists (IPs) continuously find problems and implement solutions related to health care-associated infections (HAIs) in hospital settings.HAIs are infections acquired by patients during the process of care and are among the main causes of deaths worldwide. LÄS MER
4. Spatial Analysis and Modeling for Health Applications
Sammanfattning : Despite the benefits of applying methods of geographic information science (GIScience), the use of such methods in health service planning and provision remains greatly underutilized. Spread of epidemic diseases is a constant threat to mankind and the globalization of the world increases the risk for global attacks from multi-resistant bacteria or deadly virus strains. LÄS MER
5. Swine influenza A virus subtype H1N2 in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The influenza A virus subtypes H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 are prevalent in pig populations worldwide. All scientific data point towards swine as the key host species when new human influenza pandemics arise. All previous pandemics have been suggested to evolve in pigs from viral genes of avian, human and porcine origin. LÄS MER