Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace

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Completely updated version this classic reference covers both physical hazards and biological agents

  • Provides updated information on protecting workers from proven and possible health risks from manual material handling, extremes of temperature and pressure, ionizing and non-ionizing (magnetic fields) radiation, shiftwork, and more
  • Details major changes in our understanding of biological hazards including Ebola, Chikungunya, Zika, HIV, Hepatitis C, Lyme disease, MERS-CoV, TB, and much more
  • All infectious diseases have been updated from an occupational health perspective
  • Includes practical guidance on to how to set up medical surveillance for hazards and suggests preventive measures that can be used to reduce occupational diseases

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION to PHYSICAL HAZARDS

MECHANICS

ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

WORKER PROTECTION

FURTHER READING

I WORKER–MATERIAL INTERFACES

CHAPTER 2 ERGONOMICS and UPPER EXTREMITYMUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT—ASSESSMENT

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 3 MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPINE

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY AND RISK FACTORS

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

SUMMARY

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CHAPTER 4 OCCUPATIONAL VIBRATION EXPOSURE

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

OCCUPATIONAL VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS

OCCUPATIONAL VIBRATION GUIDELINES USED IN THE UNITED STATES

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION AND LOW BACK PROBLEMS

PREVENTION

HAND–ARM VIBRATION MEDICAL EFFECTS

DIAGNOSIS

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT

HAND–ARM VIBRATION CONTROL

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CHAPTER 5 MECHANICAL ENERGY

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY

TREATMENT

SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS

PREVENTION

SUMMARY

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II THE PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT

HOT ENVIRONMENTS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

ACGIH GUIDELINES

NIOSH GUIDELINES

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ILLNESS AND TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

HEAT EXPOSURE AND REPRODUCTION

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 7 COLD ENVIRONMENTS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 8 HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES AND PHYSICS OF PRESSURE

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

SPECIAL UNDERWATER STRESSORS

OTHER HAZARDS IN THE DIVING ENVIRONMENT

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DIRECT PRESSURE INJURY

LONG‐TERM HEALTH EFFECTS

TREATMENT OF BUBBLE‐RELATED DISEASE

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 9 LOW-PRESSURE and HIGH-ALTITUDE ENVIRONMENTS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

LOW-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS

HYPOXIA

HIGH-ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION AND ILLNESS

OTHER ALTITUDE-RELATED CONDITIONS

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CHAPTER 10 SHIFT WORK

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT GUIDELINES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES (SCHEDULE DESIGN)

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

PATHOBIOLOGY (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS AND SHIFT WORK)

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT (COUNTERMEASURES)

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

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CHAPTER 11 IONIZING RADIATION

BACKGROUND RADIATION

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES

DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL EXPOSURES

MEASUREMENT ISSUES AND THE PHYSICS OF IONIZING RADIATION

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH EFFECTS

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

PREVENTION

EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND EXPERT ADVICE

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CHAPTER 12 ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 13 VISIBLE LIGHT and INFRARED RADIATION

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 14 LASER RADIATION

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES AND CLASSIFICATION OF LASER POWER

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INJURY

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 15 MICROWAVE, RADIOFREQUENCY, and EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY ENERGY

MICROWAVE AND RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION

EXTREMELY LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION: MAGNETIC FIELDS

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CHAPTER 16 NOISE

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

MEASUREMENT ISSUES

EXPOSURE GUIDELINES

NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 17 ELECTRICAL POWER and ELECTRICAL INJURIES

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

LIGHTNING INJURIES

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PART II BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

CHAPTER 18 GENERAL PRINCIPLES of MICROBIOLOGY and INFECTIOUS DISEASE

ETIOLOGY OF DISEASE

TRANSMISSIBILITY OF DISEASE

INFECTIVITY OF DISEASE

CLASSIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS FOR LABORATORY WORK

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CHAPTER 19 CLINICAL RECOGNITION of OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE and HEALTH CONSEQUENCES

INFECTION

SPECIFIC CLINICAL DISEASES

IMMUNE MECHANISMS AND HYPERSENSITIVITY DISORDERS

SPECIFIC CLINICAL SYNDROMES

LABORATORY CONFIRMATION OF INFECTIOUS AND HYPERSENSITIVITY DISEASES

CLINICAL TESTING FOR HYPERSENSITIVITY

WHEN TO SUSPECT OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN

EVALUATION OF SUSPECTED OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

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CHAPTER 20 PREVENTION of ILLNESS from BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

OCCUPATIONS WITH POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

THE OSHA BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS STANDARD

THE HISTORY OF OSHA GUIDELINES FOR TUBERCULOSIS

PROPOSED OSHA INFECTIOUS DISEASE STANDARD

PREVENTION OF EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

SURVEILLANCE

VACCINATION

SPECIAL SITUATIONS

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CHAPTER 21 VIRUSES

ARBOVIRUSES

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ARENAVIRUSES

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CORONAVIRUS

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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV)

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FILOVIRUSES (EBOLA AND MARBURG VIRUSES)

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HANTAVIRUSES

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HEPATITIS A VIRUS (HAV)

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HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV)

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HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV)

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HERPES B VIRUS

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HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV)

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV‐1)

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HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPHIC VIRUS

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INFLUENZA VIRUS

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MEASLES VIRUS

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MUMPS VIRUS

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NOROVIRUS (FORMERLY NORWALK VIRUS) AND OTHER ENTERIC VIRUSES

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PARVOVIRUS B19

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RABIES VIRUS

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RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV)

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RUBELLA VIRUS

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SIMIAN RETROVIRUSES

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VACCINIA

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VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS (VZV)

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CHAPTER 22 BACTERIA

ACINETOBACTER SPECIES

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BACILLUS SPECIES

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BORRELIA SPECIES

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BRUCELLA SPECIES

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CAMPYLOBACTER SPECIES

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CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM (INCLUDING C. ARGENTINENSE, C. BARATII, AND C. BUTYRICUM)

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CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE

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CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS (ALSO C. SEPTICUM, C. NOVI)

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CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI

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CORYNEBACTERIUM SPECIES

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ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE

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ESCHERICHIA COLI

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FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS (INCLUDING F. NOVOCIDA)

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HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI

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HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZA

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HELICOBACTER PYLORI

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LEGIONELLA SPECIES (LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA, LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE)

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LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS

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LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

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MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE

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NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE

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NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS

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PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA

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PSEUDOMONAS AND BURKHOLDERIA SPECIES

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RAT-BITE FEVER: STREPTOBACILLUS MONILIFORMIS AND SPIRILLUM MINOR

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RELAPSING FEVER: BORRELIA SPECIES (other than B. burgdorferi)

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SALMONELLA SPECIES

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SHIGELLA SPECIES

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STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES

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STREPTOCOCCUS SPECIES

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TREPONEMA PALLIDUM

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VIBRIO CHOLERAE

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VIBRIO SPECIES OTHER THAN V. CHOLERAE (V. PARAHEMOLYTICUS, V. VULNIFICUS)

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YERSINIA PESTIS

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YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS AND ENTEROCOLITICA

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CHAPTER 23 MYCOBACTERIA

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS (M. tb.)

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MYCOBACTERIA OTHER THAN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

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CHAPTER 24 FUNGI

ALTERNARIA SPECIES

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ASPERGILLUS SPECIES

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BASIDIOMYCETES (INCLUDING MERULIUS LACRYMANS, LYCOPERDON, AND MUSHROOMS)

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BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS

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CANDIDA SPECIES

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CLADOSPORIUM SPECIES

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COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS

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CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS AND CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII

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CRYPTOSTROMA CORTICALE

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FONSECAEA AND OTHER AGENTS OF CHROMOMYCOSIS

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HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM

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MADURELLA SPECIES AND OTHER AGENTS OF MYCETOMA

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PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS

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PENICILLIUM SPECIES

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SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII

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STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM

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TRICHOPHYTON AND OTHER DERMATOPHYTES

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ZYGOMYCETES

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CHAPTER 25 ANAPLASMA, CHLAMYDOPHILA, COXIELLA, EHRLICHIA, and RICKETTSIA

ANAPLASMA

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CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI

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COXIELLA BURNETII

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EHRLICHIA SPECIES

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RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII

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CHAPTER 26 PARASITES

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM

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CYCLOSPORIASIS

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CUTANEOUS, MUCOCUTANEOUS, AND VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS

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NANOPHYETUS

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PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA

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PLASMODIUM SPECIES

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TOXOPLASMA GONDII

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CHAPTER 27 ENVENOMATIONS

ARTHROPOD ENVENOMATIONS

HYMENOPTERA

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LATRODECTUS SPECIES

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LOXOSCELES SPECIES

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SCORPIONIDA (SCORPIONS)

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MARINE ENVENOMATIONS

CAT FISH

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COELENTERATE:ANTHOZOA

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COELENTERATE:HYDROZOA

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COELENTERATA:SCYPHOZOA

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DASYATIS (STINGRAY)

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ECHINODERMATA

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MOLLUSCA

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PORIFERA

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SCORPAENIDAE

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SNAKE ENVENOMATIONS

COLUBRIDAE

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CROTALIDAE

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ELAPIDAE

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HYDROPHIDAE

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CHAPTER 28 ALLERGENS

ENZYMES

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FARM ANIMALS

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GRAIN DUST

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INSECTS

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LABORATORY ANIMALS

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MITES

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PLANTS

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SHELLFISH AND OTHER MARINE INVERTEBRATES

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WHEAT FLOUR AND EGG

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CHAPTER 29 LATEX

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

EXPOSURE (ROUTE)

PATHOBIOLOGY

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 30 MALIGNANT CELLS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

EXPOSURE (ROUTE)

PATHOBIOLOGY

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 31 RECOMBINANT ORGANISMS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

EXPOSURE (ROUTE)

PATHOBIOLOGY

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 32 PRIONS: CREUTZFELDT–JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) and RELATED TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES (TSEs)

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

EXPOSURE (ROUTE)

PATHOBIOLOGY

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 33 ENDOTOXINS

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

EXPOSURE (ROUTE)

PATHOBIOLOGY

ACUTE EXPOSURES

CHRONIC EXPOSURE

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 34 WOOD DUST

OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

EXPOSURE (ROUTE)

PATHOBIOLOGY

DIAGNOSIS

TREATMENT

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

PREVENTION

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INDEX

EULA

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