Emerging infectious diseases sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the immune system, facts about the spread of diseases, information on emerging infectious diseases such as avian influenza, chikungunya, cryptococcus gattii infection, ebola virus disease (EVD), lassa fever, lyme disease, nipah virus infection (NVI), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), yellow fever, and zika fever, and the impact of climate change on the outbreak of diseases, international travel guidance, diagnostic tests, and treatment methods, along with preventing infectious diseases, a glossary of related medical terms, and a directory of sources for further help and information.