Agricultural Medicine : Occupational and Environmental Health for the Health Professions

Prologue: Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview The Industry of Agriculture Demographics of the Agricultural Population Chapter 2: Special Risk Populations in Agriculture Children Women Elderly Migrant and Seasonal Workers Anabaptist religious groups Chapter 3: Agricultural Respiratory Diseases Agricultural Dust Exposure Toxic gases and Fumes Exposure Agricultural Chemical Exposures Infectious Diseases Prevention of Respiratory Diseases Environmental Assessment Personal Protective Equipment Chapter 4: Agricultural Skin Diseases Contact Dermatitis Sun and Heat Induced Dermatitis Arthropod Induced Dermatitis Plant Induced Dermatitis Infectious Dermatitis Chapter 5: Cancer in Agricultural Populations Overall cancer Morbidity and Mortality Cancers for Which the Farm Population is at Decreased Risk Cancers for Which the Farm Population is at Increased Risk Chapter 6: Health Effects of Agricultural Pesticides Organochlorines Organophosphates/ Carbamates Pyrethroids Neonicotinoids Herbicides Fumigants Chapter 7: General Environmental Hazards in Agriculture. Water pollution Air pollution Solid waste Confined animal feeding operations Chapter 8: Musculoskeletal Diseases in Agriculture Low back Pain Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Injuries of the neck and spine Injuries of the shoulder Injuries of the elbow wrist and hand Injuries of the Hip and Knee Injuries of the ankle and foot Chapter 9: Physical Factors Affecting Health in Agriculture Heat Injuries Cold Injuries. Vibration injury Noise induced hearing loss. Chapter 10: Psychosocial Condition in Agriculture. Social Structure of Farming Communities The sources and psychophysiopathology of stress Anxiety disorders Depression Screening, treatment and prevention of stress-related disorders Suicide and prevention Chapter 11: Acute Agricultural Injuries. Injury Statistics Special Medical Considerations of Agricultural Injuries Injury Scenarios and Prevention Chapter 12: Human Health Hazards of Pharmaceuticals Veterinary biologicals of human health importance Needle Sticks Antibiotics; individual health risks and risk of resistant microbes Health hazards of growth promotants and veterinary pharmaceuticals Estrogenic compounds Progesterone compounds Bovine growth hormone Oxytocin Prostaglandins Chapter 13: Agricultural and Rural Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases Diseases overview. General epidemiologic characteristics of zoonoses Summary of zoonotic diseases associated with production of: Swine Dairy cattle Beef cattle Sheep and goats Poultry General environmental reservoirs Chapter 14: Prevention of Illness and Injury in Agricultural Populations Regulations Engineering Education Personal Protective Equipment Ergonomics Chapter 15: Comparative Study of Agricultural Medicine in Northern Europe Chapter 16: Comparative Study of Agricultural Medicine in Southern Europe Chapter 17: Comparative Study of Agricultural Medicine in Australia and New Zealand Chapter 18 Comparative Study of Agricultural Medicine in Mexico, Central, and South America