Infectious and tropical diseases : a handbook for primary care / Tao Sheng Clifford Kwan-Gett, Charles Kemp, and Carrie Kovarik

By: Kwan-Gett, Tao Sheng Clifford [author]Contributor(s): Kemp, Charles [co-author] | Kovarik, Carrie [co-author]Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Mosby, c2006Description: viii, 814 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN: 9780323027113Subject(s): HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS | COMMUNICABLE DISEASELOC classification: RC 112 .K83 2006
Contents:
Introduction to infectious diseases of immigrants, refugees, and travelers -- Classification of infectious diseases -- Diagnosis and approaches to patients -- Actinomycosis -- Amebiasis -- Anisakidosis -- Anthrax -- Arbovirus encephalities -- Ascariasis -- Babesiosis -- Bartonellosis -- Blastomycosis -- Botulism -- Brucellosis -- Buruli ulcer -- Capillariasis -- Chagas' disease -- Chikungunya fever -- Cholera -- Chromoblastomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Cryptosporidiosis -- Cutaneous larva migrans -- Dengue -- Diphtheria -- Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers -- Echinococcosis -- Enterobiasis -- Filariasis: dracunculiasis -- Filariasis: loiasis -- Filariasis: lymphatic -- Filariasis: onchocerciasis -- Giardiasis -- Gnathostomiasis -- Granuloma inguinale -- Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome -- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome -- Hemorrhagic fevers, viral -- Hepatitis A -- Hepatitis B -- Hepatitis, non-A and non-B -- Histoplasmosis -- Hookworm -- Hymenolepiasis -- Lassa fever -- Leishmaniasis -- Leprosy -- Leptospirosis -- Lice, head -- Lyme disease -- Malaria -- Measles -- Melioidosis -- Meningitis, bacterial -- Mycetoma -- Myiasis -- Paracoccidioidomycosis -- Parastrongyliasis, abdominal -- Parastrongyliasis, meningitis -- Pemphigus, endemic foliaceus -- Pertussia -- Pinta -- Plague -- Poliomyelitis -- Psittacosis -- Q fever -- Relapsing fever -- Scabies -- Schistosomiasis -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome -- Smallpox -- Sporotrichosis -- Staphylococcal skin infection -- Strongylodiasis -- Syphilis -- Tapeworm -- Tetanus -- Tinea -- Toxocariasis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Trachoma -- Trematodes, hepatic -- Trematodes, intestinal -- Trematodes, pulmonary -- Trench fever -- Trichinellosis -- Trichuriasis -- Trypanosomiasis, African -- Tuberculosis -- Tularemia -- Tungiasis -- Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers -- Typhusv Yaws -- Yellow fever.
Summary: This practical reference provides a single, concise source of current information on the diseases and conditions common among immigrants, refugees, travelers, and persons in contact with these populations in the developed world. An easy-to-use format makes this reference ideal for primary care and other providers in a variety of clinical settings. It also features content on agents that may be used as biological warfare.
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Includes bibliograhical references and index.

Introduction to infectious diseases of immigrants, refugees, and travelers --
Classification of infectious diseases --
Diagnosis and approaches to patients --
Actinomycosis --
Amebiasis --
Anisakidosis --
Anthrax --
Arbovirus encephalities --
Ascariasis --
Babesiosis --
Bartonellosis --
Blastomycosis --
Botulism --
Brucellosis --
Buruli ulcer --
Capillariasis --
Chagas' disease --
Chikungunya fever --
Cholera --
Chromoblastomycosis --
Coccidioidomycosis --
Cryptococcosis --
Cryptosporidiosis --
Cutaneous larva migrans --
Dengue --
Diphtheria --
Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers --
Echinococcosis --
Enterobiasis --
Filariasis: dracunculiasis --
Filariasis: loiasis --
Filariasis: lymphatic --
Filariasis: onchocerciasis --
Giardiasis --
Gnathostomiasis --
Granuloma inguinale --
Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome --
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome --
Hemorrhagic fevers, viral --
Hepatitis A --
Hepatitis B --
Hepatitis, non-A and non-B --
Histoplasmosis --
Hookworm --
Hymenolepiasis --
Lassa fever --
Leishmaniasis --
Leprosy --
Leptospirosis --
Lice, head --
Lyme disease --
Malaria --
Measles --
Melioidosis --
Meningitis, bacterial --
Mycetoma --
Myiasis --
Paracoccidioidomycosis --
Parastrongyliasis, abdominal --
Parastrongyliasis, meningitis --
Pemphigus, endemic foliaceus --
Pertussia --
Pinta --
Plague --
Poliomyelitis --
Psittacosis --
Q fever --
Relapsing fever --
Scabies --
Schistosomiasis --
Severe acute respiratory syndrome --
Smallpox --
Sporotrichosis --
Staphylococcal skin infection --
Strongylodiasis --
Syphilis --
Tapeworm --
Tetanus --
Tinea --
Toxocariasis --
Toxoplasmosis --
Trachoma --
Trematodes, hepatic --
Trematodes, intestinal --
Trematodes, pulmonary --
Trench fever --
Trichinellosis --
Trichuriasis --
Trypanosomiasis, African --
Tuberculosis --
Tularemia --
Tungiasis --
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers --
Typhusv
Yaws --
Yellow fever.

This practical reference provides a single, concise source of current information on the diseases and conditions common among immigrants, refugees, travelers, and persons in contact with these populations in the developed world. An easy-to-use format makes this reference ideal for primary care and other providers in a variety of clinical settings. It also features content on agents that may be used as biological warfare.

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