Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus
Effective Strategies to Reduce Hospital/Facility Acquired Infections and Reduce Superbug Outbreaks
by Yinka Vidal
Table of CONTENTSDedication and Tribute
Introduction
Section #1 Allaying Public Anxiety About Ebola Virus
Chapter 1 Ebola Facts: Knowledge is Power - This Is not a Fictional Book
Chapter 2 Ebola Infection Arrival in the U.S. Is No Need to Panic
Chapter 3 Public Panic over Ebola Virus: Hospital-acquired Infections
Section #2 The Clinical Aspect of Ebola Infection
Chapter 4 History of Ebola Viral Infection
Chapter 5 Route of Exposure of Ebola Virus
Chapter 6 Human-to-Human Transmission of Ebola Infection
Chapter 7 Can Ebola Virus Be Transmitted Through Droplets?
Chapter 8 Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Ebola Illness
Chapter 9 Normal Human Immunological Responses to Pathogens
Chapter 10 Immune Cell Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus Infections
Chapter 11 Histopathology of Ebola Virus Infection
Chapter 12 Treatment of Ebola Virus-infected Patient
Chapter 13 Experimental Serology Treatment for Ebola
Chapter 14 Development of Vaccines for Ebola Virus
Chapter 15 Clinical Management of Ebola Patients
Chapter 16 Ebola: New Role of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Redesign
Section #3: Case Studies of Ebola Infection
Chapter 17 Case #1 - A Clinical Study of 106 Ebola-positive Patients in Sierra Leone
Chapter 18 Case #2 - Management of Accidental Exposure to Ebola Virus
Chapter 19 Case #3 - Ebola Complicated with Gram-negative Septicemia
Chapter 20 Case #4 - Dr. Martin Salia Dies of Ebola in Nebraska Hospital
Chapter 21 Case #5 - The Ebola Misdiagnosis of Mr. Thomas Eric Duncan
Chapter 22 Case #6 - Renal Replacement Therapy for Ebola Patient
Chapter 23 Case #7 - Management of Vascular Leakage in Ebola Infection
Chapter 24 Case #8 - We Have Effective Treatments for Ebola Virus Infection
Chapter 25 Case #9 - How Nigeria Achieved Success in Ebola Virus Infection
Chapter 26 Case #10 - Ms. Kaci Hickox, RN: Case of Mandatory Quarantine
Chapter 27 Case #11 - Ebola Stigma: Ms. Debbie Wilson, RN Speaks
Chapter 28 Case #12 - Ms. Amber Vinson, RN: "All I do is Care!"
Section #4 Misdiagnosis and Pathogenesis of Post-Acute Ebola
Chapter 29 Bridging the Gap Between Medical Research and Practicing Physicians
Chapter 30 Can Clinical Cure of Ebola Infection Confers Radical Cure?
Chapter 31 Immunological Reasons for Persistent Subclinical Ebola Infection
Section #5 Animal Viral Epidemic and Human Risks
Chapter 32 Reston Ebola Virus Infection in Philippines
Chapter 33 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) in Pigs
Section #6 Raising Questions About Public Concerns: The Politics of Ebola Infection and What We Do not Know About Ebola Virus Infection
Chapter 34 Ebola Uncertainties: What We Do Not Know
Chapter 35 Lessons Learned from Treating Ebola Patients
Chapter 36 Ebola Hysteria, Panic and Over-reaction
Chapter 37 Was Release of Ebola Virus a Bioweapon Laboratory Accident?
Chapter 38 The U.S. Bureaucracy May Eventually Lead to an Ebola Outbreak
Chapter 39 Ebola Becomes a Game Changer or Expect Future Catastrophe
Section #7 Fixing the Danger of Nosocomial Infections
Chapter 40 Can Firing Hospital CEO Fix Nosocomial Infection Epidemic?
Chapter 41 Nosocomial Infections and the Danger of Hospital Spread
Chapter 42 History of Nosocomial Infections
Chapter 43 Present Status of Nosocomial Infection
Chapter 44 How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola and Other Nosocomial Infections
Section #8 Preventing the Spread of Ebola in Hospitals
Chapter 45 Dealing with Human Factors in Infection Control
Chapter 46 How to Prevent the Spread of Ebola Virus in Hospitals
Chapter 47 CDC Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 48 Doffing: Removing Personal Protective Equipment – PPE
Chapter 49 Hospital Preparedness: A Need for New PPE Design
Section #9 Quality Improvement and Cost Containment
Chapter 50 Balancing Cost Containment with Quality Improvements
Chapter 51 Instant Money-saving Strategies
Chapter 52 Cost-neutral Quality Improvement
Chapter 53 Lab-Nursing Committee Task Force: Summary Report 2003
Section #10 Effective Principles of Process Redesign to Achieve Quality Improvement in Hospitals
Chapter 54 The Value of Understanding Process Redesign to Fix Systemic Failures
Chapter 55 Lessons Learned from 15 years of Quality Improvement
Chapter 56 How to Improve Infection Control to Prevent Ebola Nosocomial Infections
Chapter 57 Problem with Computer In-service and Infection Control Education
Chapter 58 Modifying Hospital Management Systems to Improve Corrective Action
Chapter 59 Evaluating the Current Operational System in Place
Chapter 60 10 Successful Principles of Process Redesign
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