Infectious and Tropical Diseases: A Handbook for Primary Care

Infectious and Tropical Diseases: A Handbook for Primary Care
ISBN-10
0323027113
ISBN-13
9780323027113
Category
Medical / Nursing / General
Pages
814
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Elsevier Mosby
Authors
Charles Kemp, Carrie Kovarik, Tao Sheng Clifford Kwan-Gett

Description

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.

  • Diseases and conditions are arranged in alphabetical order for quick reference.
  • Concise discussions of 93 infectious diseases and conditions of immigrants, refugees, travelers, and those in contact with these populations
  • The ability to search by either signs and symptoms, geographic area, or diseases and disorders.
  • A discussion on emerging infectious diseases and why they are an important health issue.
  • An overview of the physical diagnosis of these diseases.
  • Approaches to diagnosing newly arrived immigrants and refugees.
  • Strategies for pre-travel counseling and immunizations.
  • Information on primary geographic distribution, agent and vector, incubation, clinical findings and treatment, signs and symptoms, complications, common laboratory findings, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and reporting.
  • Bioterrorism boxes appear throughout the text to alert practitioners to biological warfare agent information.

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