Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; About this handbook; PART I: EPIDEMICS OF THE 21ST CENTURY; The re-emergence of infectious diseases; The threat continues; The 21st century: already a long series of scourges; Faster and further with a greater impact; Ready and able to detect the next outbreak; One Health and emerging and re-emerging pathogens; Known epidemics: still a severe threat; Strengthening health systems: essential in epidemics; Burden of epidemics: illustrations; Challenges and risk factors for 21st century epidemics; New lifestyles spread diseases further

Revisiting traditional control measuresEquity and solidarity; Epidemics of rumours: a new risk to health; Key insights into infectious disease epidemics; Response tips and checklists; Coordinating responders; Health Information; Communicating risk; Health Interventions; Focus 1: Community engagement during epidemics; Defining a community; Why engage communities; Three elements of community engagement; Ten things to know; Ensuring effective community engagement; Focus 2: Risk communication
a life-saving action in public health emergencies; The essence of risk communication

21st century aspects change and complicate risk communicationMaking it effective; Ten things to know and do; Other factors to remember; Focus 3: Treating patients and protecting the health workforce; Advances in medicine: antibiotics, antivirals, vaccines and new treatments; Treating patients with supportive care; Protecting frontline responders; Confronting the human resources crisis; PART II: BE IN THE KNOW. 10 KEY FACTS ABOUT 15 DEADLY DISEASES; EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE; Ebola virus disease response tips; More information about Ebola virus disease; LASSA FEVER; Lassa fever response tips

More information about Lassa fever:CRIMEAN-CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF); Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) response tips; More information about Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF); YELLOW FEVER; Yellow fever response tips; More information about Yellow fever; ZIKA; Zika response tips; More information about Zika; CHIKUNGUNYA; Chikungunya response tips; More information about Chikungunya; AVIAN AND OTHER ZOONOTIC INFLUENZA; Avian and other zoonotic influenza response tips; More information about Avian and other zoonotic influenza; SEASONAL INFLUENZA

Seasonal influenza response tipsMore information about Seasonal influenza; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; Pandemic influenza response tips; More information about Pandemic influenza; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (MERS); MERS response tips; More information about MERS; CHOLERA; Cholera response tips; More information about Cholera; MONKEYPOX; Monkeypox response tips; More information about Monkeypox; PLAGUE; Plague response tips; More information about Plague; LEPTOSPIROSIS; Leptospirosis response tips; More information about Leptospirosis; MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS