Ebola virus: A global public health frightening

Ebola virus and public health.

The Ebola virus disease epidemic that struck West Africa throughout 2014 continues to shake the international and public health communities. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness decided to create a Special Issue focused on the Ebola crisis—an essential action for the most significant health crisis of a generation. Two important innovations make this issue of the journal unique. Firs...

Ebola Virus Disease: Essential Public Health Principles for Clinicians

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has become a public health emergency of international concern. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed guidance to educate and inform healthcare workers and travelers worldwide. Symptoms of EVD include abrupt onset of fever, myalgias, and headache in the early phase, followed by vomiting, diarrhea and possible progres...

Health Workers\' Knowledge and Attitude about Ebola Virus Disease

Introduction: Ebola is a viral infection with a high mortality risk and health workers are considered as an at-risk group. The main aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of health workers about Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Yazd city, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 110 health workers in health centres of Yazd city, Iran in 2015, who were sel...

Ebola: a crisis in global health leadership.

childhood obesity: a global public health crisis

introduction:childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. the prevalence of  childhood obesity has increased over few years. it is caused by imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized. one or more factors (genetic, behavioral, and environmental) cause obesity in children. physical, psychological, and social health problems are caused due to child...