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Hydrogen-Oxygen Inhalation for Treatment for COVID-19 With Commentary from Zhong Nashan

Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Editor-in-chief Wenhong Zhang (Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, China) “World Scientific is to be congratulated for rapidly pulling together a book written and edited by the Chinese teams who first experienced and managed the Covid 19 outbreak. This book’s free access is so commendable, thus inevitably and rightly increasing access to all; an excellent repository of up to date knowledge on the greatest health challenge of our generation.”

J Richard Smith Imperial College, London, UK

Shanghai COVID-19 Medical Treatment Expert Team edits this timely guide for effective prevention and control of COVID-19.

Readers will obtain useful guidance on prevention and control of COVID-19 in different places ranging from homes, outdoors, workplaces, etc. You will know “What is the purpose and significance of home quarantine?”, “ When do you need to wear a mask?”, “How should you wash your hands?”, “Do you need to wear a mask in an elevator?”, “What foods are safe to eat and what are not?”, “How to deal with express parcels from major epidemic areas or other areas?” and many other useful tips.

72pp

by Kecheng Xu (Jinan University, China) COVID-19 pneumonia is ravaging the world. Faced with the lack of specialized treatment, a novel form of hydrogenoxygen inhalation therapy has been successfully developed. Molecular hydrogen, a very safe "physiological gas", has proven to be able to reduce lung damage caused by viruses including COVID-19, improve dyspnea, and promote disease recovery due to its healing biological properties.

This book details an innovative form of treatment from theory to practice, and comprehensively discusses the rationality of this new treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia. It is ideal not only for doctors, but also for the general public, as it provides new knowledge and effective treatment and rehabilitation methods to combat this highly infectious disease.

150pp

Sep 2020

The COVID-19 Epidemic in China

Apr 2020

by Lawrence J Lau (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Yanyan Xiong (Zhejiang University, China)

COVID-19 From Basics to Clinical Practice

by Wenhong Zhang (Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, China) This book introduces the epidemiological characteristics, etiology, molecular biology, virology and the latest research progress of COVID-19. It also presents the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of the new infectious disease.

The content is based on literature review of a large number of relevant articles published in China and abroad, as well as the experience of medical workers in this field in China. In the pandemic, experts from major hospitals in Shanghai had successfully treated more than 300 patients with COVID-19. Their valuable experience in diagnosis and treatment has been summarized and included in the book. It is hoped that this book will be helpful to the vast number of readers who are concerned about the research progress and treatment of COVID-19.

280pp

Jul 2020

T h i s b o o k c o n t a i n s a n i n - d e pth quantitative analysis of the development of the COVID-19 epidemic in China from its very beginning in December 2019 to early April 2020 when it was brought under control. It begins with adjustments of the official cumulative data on newly confirmed cases and deaths, removing any inconsistencies and smoothing the surges not attributable directly to the COVID-19 virus itself. It discusses the measures undertaken by the Chinese Government to control the epidemic. It examines the extent of the infection, the case mortality, and the costs to the Chinese economy in both Hubei, the province in which the first confirmed case was discovered, and the rest of the Mainland outside of Hubei. There is also an international comparison of the Chinese experience with those of other countries.

150pp

Sep 2020

Computational Modeling of the COVID-19 Disease Numerical ODE Analysis with R Programming

by William E Schiesser (Lehigh University, USA) The book is intended for readers who are interested in learning about the use of computer-based modelling of the COVID-19 disease. It provides a basic introduction to a five-ordinary differential equation (ODE) model by providing a complete statement of the model, including a detailed discussion of the ODEs, initial conditions and parameters, followed by a line-by-line explanation of a set of R routines (R is a quality, scientific programming system readily available from the Internet). The reader can access and execute these routines without having to first study numerical algorithms and computer coding (programming) and can perform numerical experimentation with the model on modest computers.

108pp

Jun 2020

Fangcang Shelter Hospitals for COVID-19 Construction and Operational Manual

Emergency Hospitals for COVID-19 Construction and Operational Manual

Editor-in-chief Zhi Yan (Zall Foundation, China) translated by Ge Yan (Zall Foundation, China)

Editor-in-chief Zhi Yan (Zall Foundation, China) translated by Ge Yan (Zall Foundation, China) The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei, saw great numbers of patients overwhelming the admission capacity of designated infectious diseases hospitals, which in turn led to insufficient medical supplies fulfilling treatment needs. Hence, Zall Foundation proposed the construction of COVID-19 Emergency Hospitals to effectively respond to the surging number of COVID-19 cases.

This involved the conversion of existing hospitals that have insufficient, or do not have admission capacities for infectious diseases patients, into emergency hospitals that solely focus on receiving suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases. From January 30, 2020, Zall Foundation, along with professional medical institutions, reconstructed seven existing professional medical institutions into COVID-19 Emergency Hospitals in less than 10 days. In total, 4,583 wards were provided after renovation, where 2,833 confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients were cured. The COVID-19 Emergency Hospitals have played an important role in China’s epidemic prevention and control by efficiently easing the problems of insufficient ward beds and inadequate admission capacities of infectious diseases hospitals.

A novel public health concept, the Fangcang Shelter Hospital was first proposed by Professor Wang Chen, an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, in Wuhan, China, in February 2020. While responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, medical staff faced the pressing situation of limited medical supplies, which led Professor Wang Chen to the suggestion of converting large-scale public venues such as exhibition centers and indoor stadiums into shelter hospitals to receive large number of patients, as this involved minimum time and monetary costs. The five essential functions of Fangcang Shelter Hospitals (isolation, triage, provision of basic medical care, frequent monitoring and rapid referral, and essential living and social engagement) enable shelter hospitals to receive patients with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19, and have the greatest impact on isolating the source of infection and expanding the area’s health-care capacity.

Based on the experience of construction and operation of the emergency hospitals which are designed in strict adherence to relevant medical standards and regulations, this manual has been compiled by the Zall Foundation. It aims to provide useful reference to the reconstruction of existing hospitals and practice of expanding medical resources for all other regions around the world, to effectively contribute to pandemic control. The manual has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Two of the first three Fangcang Shelter Hospitals set up in Wuhan were redeveloped by Zall Group Property from existing buildings, while Zall Foundation was responsible for the provision of essential medical supplies and logistical support to facilitate the running of these shelter hospitals. In total, the two shelter hospitals have been instrumental in diagnosing, treating and curing 3663 patients. Under the medical expertise and guidance of Professor Wang Chen, as well as inputs from Zall Foundation’s crews who contributed to the design, renovation and operation of these shelter hospitals, this manual encompasses knowledge and experience distilled from the running of these Fangcang Shelter Hospitals.

124pp

204pp

Jun 2020

Jun 2020

Malaria Vaccines The Continuing Quest

A Mathematical Modeling Approach to Infectious Disease Cross Diffusion PDE Models for Epidemiology

by Irwin W Sherman (UC San Diego) In 2013, 200 million people were infected with malaria, resulting in over 584,000 deaths, with the potential to affect over half the world’s population.

Such is the widespread nature of malaria that it is increasingly believed only a vaccine will lead to its eradication.

by William E Schiesser (Lehigh University, USA) The intent of this book is to provide a methodology for the analysis of infectious diseases by computerbased mathematical models. The approach is based on ordinary differential equations (ODEs) that provide time variation of the model dependent variables and partial differential equations (PDEs) that provide time and spatial (spatiotemporal) variations of the model dependent variables.

The starting point is a basic ODE SIR (Susceptible Infected Recovered) model that defines the S,I,R populations as a function of time. The ODE SIR model is then extended to PDEs that demonstrate the spatiotemporal evolution of the S,I,R populations.

A unique feature of the PDE model is the use of cross diffusion between populations, a nonlinear effect that is readily accommodated numerically. A second feature is the use of radial coordinates to represent the geographical distribution of the model populations.

The numerical methods for the computer implementation of ODE/ PDE models for infectious diseases are illustrated with documented R routines for particular applications, including models for malaria and the Zika virus. The R routines are available from a download so that the reader can reproduce the reported solutions, then extend the applications through computer experimentation, including the addition of postulated effects and associated equations, and the implementation of alternative models of interest.

Although the first attempt at a vaccine was made a century ago, it is only in the last 30 years that real progress in testing has been made, in the hope of discovering a molecule that can provide long-lasting protection against the disease. In July 2015, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that after 30 years of research it had received the green light from the European Medicines Agency for the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS, S, for use in African children aged 6 weeks to 17 months.

This book chronicles the development of RTS, S — done in collaboration with the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) and funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — as well as previous candidate vaccines. It also focusses on the continuing quest to find more effective vaccines against this continuing health crisis. Finally, it provides an easily understood background on recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibodies and places them in perspective to their contributions to malaria vaccine development.

280pp

Mar 2016

The ODE/PDE methodology is open ended and facilitates the development of computer-based models which hopefully can elucidate the causes/conditions of infectious disease evolution and suggest methods of control.

460pp

Jun 2018

Lecture Notes on Emerging Viruses and Human Health A Guide to Zoonotic Viruses and Their Impact

by Colin R Howard (University of Birmingham, UK & The Royal Veterinary College, UK) Emerging diseases are a major threat to modern societies, impacting individual welfare as well as economic development. The trend of newly emerging diseases has accelerated in the last two decades to such an extent that a new emerging infection is described at least once a year.

The majority of such threats to modern society have been due to emergent viruses. This series of lecture notes provides grounding in understanding the drivers of disease emergence, the molecular processes which allow for virus diversity, the response of the host and environmental factors responsible for changing the balance between host and pathogen. Groups of viruses are described, each selected to illustrate certain features of disease emergence. These examples best illustrate how from past experience we may best be able to predict future outbreaks of novel diseases.

416pp

Jan 2012

The Global Challenge of Malaria

Dynamical Modeling and Analysis of Epidemics

Past Lessons and Future Prospects

edited by Zhien Ma (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China), Jian Li (University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA)

edited by Frank M Snowden (Yale), Richard Bucala (Yale) “It is the first multidisciplinary volume of its kind combining historical and scientific information that addresses the global challenge of malaria control.”

Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment 236pp

Jan 2014

This timely book covers the basic concepts of the dynamics of epidemic disease, presenting various kinds of models as well as typical research methods and results. It introduces the latest results in the current literature, especially those obtained by highly rated Chinese scholars. A lot of attention is paid to the qualitative analysis of models, the sheer variety of models, and the frontiers of mathematical epidemiology.

512pp

The Malaria Genome Projects

Series in Contemporary Applied Mathematics – Volume 11 Modeling and Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

Promise, Progress, and Prospects

by Irwin W Sherman (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore), Lee Gan Goh (Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine, Singapore), Mui Teng Yap (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore) Through a historic approach, this book will allow for those new to the field, or those with insufficient background in the sciences, to have an easier entry point. Even scientists already working in the field may better appreciate how discoveries made in the past can impact the direction of future research.

388pp

Jul 2012

edited by Zhien Ma (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China), Yicang Zhou (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China), Jianhong Wu (York University, Canada) This book provides a systematic introduction to the fundamental methods and techniques and the frontiers of — along with many new ideas and results on — infectious disease modeling, parameter estimation and transmission dynamics. It provides complementary approaches, from deterministic to statistical to network modeling; and it seeks viewpoints of the same issues from different angles, from mathematical modeling to statistical analysis to computer simulations and finally to concrete applications.

356pp

by John Stuart Abramson (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA)

204pp

Apr 2009

Tropical Medicine: Science and Practice – Volume 5 Dengue

Inside the 2009 Influenza Pandemic

This book not only describes what happened in the 2009 pandemic, but also what can be done to better prepare for the next pandemic. Issues discussed include what components of the pandemic planning were effective and which were not.

Additionally, the book describes research studies and policy changes that: 1) are needed to better predict the occurrence and severity of a pandemic; 2) improve prevention and treatment modalities; and 3) enable better communication with the public about actions they can take to protect themselves, families and communities.

May 2009

edited by Scott B Halstead (International Vaccine Institute, Korea) This unique volume presents an up-to-date review of one of the world's major health problems — diseases caused by the four dengue viruses. It begins with an insightful story of the origin of dengue disease outbreaks, including the emergence of severe and fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever. The nature, structure and biology of the four dengue viruses are described, and a major portion of the book is focused on the epidemiology of dengue as a mosquito-borne disease.

508pp

Nov 2008

Jan 2011

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