Rapid Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

Name: Rapid Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine
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ISBN: 9781405113250

ISBN-10: 1405113251

ISBN-13: 9781405113250

Edition: 2004

Authors: Rachel Isba

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Description:

Divided into three parts covering signs and symptoms, aetiological agents, and infectious diseases, this guidebook also includes coverage of recommended immunizations and malaria prophylaxis. All material is presented using the proven 'Rapid' method to aid revision and retention.

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.60" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Foreword


List of Abbreviations


Rapid Series Mnemonic



Signs & Symptoms


Fever


Sepsis


Cardiovascular


Upper Respiratory Tract / ENT


Lower Respiratory Tract


Gastrointestinal


Hepatitis


Urinary Tract infection


Genitourinary


Central Nervous System


Eyes


Skin and soft tissue infection


Bone and joint infetcion


Immunocompromised host



Aetiological Agents


Viruses


Bacteria


Mycobacteria


Fungi


Protozoa


Helminths


Spirochetes


Other organisms


Higher organisms


Ectoparasites



Diseases (A-Z)


Notifiable diseases


Actinomycosis


Adenovirus


Alphaviruses


Amoebiasis


Anaerobes


Anthrax


Aspergillosis


Atypical mycobacteria


Babesiosis


Bacillus cereus


Bacterial vaginosis


Bartonellosis


Blastomycosis


Botulism


Brucellosis


Campylobacter jejuni


Candidiasis


Capnocytophaga


Chlamydiae


Chickenpox, shingles


Cholera


Coccidiomycosis


Common cold


Coxsackie & Echoviruses


Cryptococcosis


Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora, Microspora


Dengue


Dermatophytes


Diphtheria


Ectoparasites


Ehrlichosis


Filiariasis, Dracunculiasis, Trichinosis


Gangrene


Giardia


Glandular fever


Gonorrhoea


Gram negative bacteria


Haemolytic uraemic syndrome



Haemophilus spp


Hantaviruses


Helicobacter pylori


Hepatitis A


Hepatitis B & D


Hepatitis C


Hepatitis E


Herpes viruses


Histoplasmosis


HIV 1 & 2


HTLV1 & 2


Influenza & Parainfluenza viruses


Japanese B encephalitis


Legionellosis


Leishmaniasis


Leprosy


Leptospirosis


Listeriosis


Lyme disease


Malaria


Measles


Meningococcus


Molluscum contagiosum


Mucormycosis


Mumps


Mycoplasma spp


Nocardia


Papillomavirus


Parvovirus B19


Pasteurella


Plague


Pneumocystis carinii


Polio


Polyoma viruses


Prions


Pseudomonas aeruginosa


Q fever


Rabies


Rat bite fevers


Respiratory syncitial virus


Roundworms


Rubella


Salmonellosis


Schistosomiasis


Scrub typhus


Shigellosis


Smallpox


Sporothrix


Spotted fevers


Staphylococcus spp


Streptococcus spp


Syphilis


Tapeworms


Tetanus


Tick borne encephalitis


Toxoplasmosis


Treponema


Trichomoniasis


Trypanosomiasis


Tuberculosis


Tuleraemia


Viral gastroenteritis


Viral haemorrhagic fevers


Visceral larva migrans


Whooping cough


Yellow fever


Yersiniosis



Immunisations and Malaria prophylaxis



Antibiotics (therapy and prophylaxis) and needlestick prophylaxis


Sources and Further Reading