Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide: Dealing with Emerging and Current Viral Threats

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In the Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide, Dr. Joseph Alton, a Medical Doctor and Amy Alton, a Nurse-Practitioner, tell you what strategies will give you the best chance of keeping your family safe during infectious disease outbreaks. The Altons have been researching and writing about this subject for over 10 years.

They discuss all you need to know about home care of the sick patient, face masks (what you need and how to reuse them) and personal protection equipment gear (how to put on and take them off safely), prevention measures called non-pharmaceutical intervention, including hand hygiene and social distancing, and even boosting your immune system to give you the best chance of preventing severe illness. You’ll learn all about various viral threats, but especially the pandemic diseases, and basics about what viruses are, the origins of viral research, the history of viral pandemics, and more.

The Altons discuss, in plain English, how viruses cause respiratory diseases like pneumonia and how they cause severe consequences. They talk you through the basics of immunity, mutations, and the different viral types. Pandemics cause the existing medical infrastructure to be stretched to the limit; even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization realize that the family caregiver, along with personal protection equipment and an effective sick room may help mild cases of viral infections more than overcrowded and understaffed hospitals.

This book is meant to help you defend against viral diseases that have been, are, and will be threats against your family and community.

Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide is written by well-known medical preparedness advocates Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, authors of the 2017 Book Excellence Award 1st place winner in medicine, “The Survival Medicine Handbook: …When Help is Not on the Way” and the 2020 Book Excellence Award 1st place winner in medicine “Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease, The Layman’s Guide…”. The pandemic of 2020 caused a great deal of damage, both physical and economical to just about every nation in the world. Hundreds of thousands were affected in many ways: sickness, death, financial ruin, disruption of the chain of supply, and much more.

You’ll also find out about how the 2020 pandemic went from being almost unknown to the general public before 2020 to one worldwide issue for humankind. Lessons have taught us harsh lessons, and it’s clear that we are still in the initial stages of the war against all viral infectious diseases.

If your concern is how to prepare for outbreaks of viral disease, Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness is the book you’ll want in your library.

Dr. and Ms. Alton are both certified Advanced Wilderness Expedition Providers (AWEP) and the founders of an award-winning survival medicine and first aid educational website at Doom and Bloom. Joseph Alton MD, FACOG, FACS practiced as a board-certified Obstetrician and Pelvic Surgeon for close to 25 years before retiring to devote his efforts to preparing families medically for disaster scenarios. A Life Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and retired Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a contributor to many well-known preparedness, survival, and homesteading magazines, and a member of Mensa. Amy Alton ARNP, CNM is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Nurse-Midwife. She has had years of experience working in large teaching institutions. She is the designer of a popular line of hand packed, high quality first aid and trauma kits. Their mission is dedicated to keep you and your family safe and healthy.

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Table of Contents

 

THE PROBLEM WITH STATISTICS.....................................................................104

 

WHEN COVID-19 IS CONTAGIOUS: INCUBATION PERIODS.................108

 

QUARANTINE: CIVIL LIBERTIES VS. PUBLIC HEALTH.............................. 111

 

TREATING CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.........................................................113

 

114 Clinical Trials

 

PREVENTING CORONAVIRUS INFECTION................................................... 117

 

119 Containment Vs. Mitigation

 

121 Flattening The Curve

 

NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS (NPIS)...................................122

 

123 Personal NPIs

 

124 Social NPIs

 

125 Who Benefits Most By Social Distancing?

 

126 CDC Recommendations For Caregivers

 

131 Boosting Your Immune System

 

CORONAVIRUS AND PETS.................................................................................. 141

 

142 Coronavirus In Dogs

 

144 Coronavirus In Cats

 

SECTION 6: The Effective Sick Room................................ 147

 

SICK ROOM BASICS...............................................................................................148

 

150 Disinfectants and Contact Times

 

153 Does washing clothes kill viruses like coronavirus?

 

HOME CARE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS..........................................................154

 

155 Who Is Eligible For Home Care?

 

157 Home Care Guidelines

 

161 Managing Contacts

 

162 Helpful Tips For Home Care

 

164 Ending Home Care

 

165 Respiratory Hygiene

 

PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR........................................................................166

 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO WEAR IN PANDEMIC SETTINGS.....................167

 

167 Reusable mask with disposable filters

 

MORE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FACE MASKS..................................172

 

176 Can You Reuse Masks: What The CDC Says

 

177 Surgical N95 respirators

 

185 A Chinese Study on Disinfecting Used Masks

 

SAFELY PUTTING ON AND REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR........................................................................188

 

191 The Dressing Station

 

DONNING YOUR OUTFIT.....................................................................................192

 

DOFFING YOUR OUTFIT.......................................................................................202

 

THE AUTHORITIES SAY NOT TO BUY MASKS. SHOULD YOU?.............214

 

OTHER USEFUL ITEMS...........................................................................................217

 

219 Oral Rehydration Solution

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19......... 221

 

A POLICY THAT SAVES LIVES......................................... 231

 

GLOSSARY.................................................................... 235

 

NOTES.......................................................................... 251

 

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  • 5
    Outstanding Reference book

    Posted by Wendy Morse on 23rd Aug 2021

    This is a comprehensive guide that belongs on everyone's bookshelf. Very easy to understand for the layman and great full-color photographs. Highly recommended!

  • 5
    Awesome Book

    Posted by Gary Campbell on 10th Jul 2020

    A great resource in times like this.

  • 5
    Excellent Educational Book

    Posted by Scott Hummer on 26th May 2020

    This was an excellent book for the layman with limited knowledge of infections and prepping

  • 5
    great book

    Posted by Robert Denhart on 10th May 2020

    very informative, even how to put on ppe. would highly recommend.

  • 5
    Quality Publication

    Posted by Ed on 8th May 2020

    I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but have glanced through it and looked at the table of contents. It looks like it will be a very informative book to read and contains vital information.

  • 5
    Very interesting and Informative.

    Posted by Randy R Randolph on 7th May 2020

    Great book, lots of information. Excellent reading.

  • 5
    Incredible resource!

    Posted by David Wheeler on 20th Apr 2020

    I own each of their books. They are easy to understand and cover all aspects of survival medicine. The newest book about Pandemics will be a huge asset in my library. It covers any questions that people are asking and will help me update my plan and supplies!!! Buy this book folks!!!! You will not regret it!!!

  • 5
    Life Saving Info

    Posted by Rick on 19th Apr 2020

    I have been in the Medical Field as a Street Paramedic, now in a Hospital setting. Recived very pertinent info regarding pandemics, better than what is being told by in house higher ups. Thank You Doc and Amy

  • 5
    Excellent coverage of a timely topic

    Posted by Sharon on 19th Apr 2020

    Dr. Joe Alton and Amy Alton ARNP have once again brought us a timely and well-written book. They have covered a wide variety of interesting and useful topics in an easy to read manner. This is a must-have for anyone wanting to prepare for such events.