The intent of the course is
to provide a background into the clinical and pathophysiologic aspects of
infectious disease of organ systems. Topics covered includes: Approach to
Infectious Diseases, Fever, Vaccines and Passive Immunotherapy, Skin and Soft
Tissue Infections, Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis, Acute and Chronic
Menigitis, Bone and Join, Urinary Tract, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Viral
Meningitis and Encephalitis.
This PDF book Infectious Diseases in the
South-East Asia Region covers the following topics related to Infectious
Diseases : Tuberculosis, Malaria, Enteric pathogens and typhoid,
Antimicrobial resistance and hospital-acquired infections, HIV/AIDS and
sexually transmitted infections.
Author(s): Center for Disease
Dynamics, Economics and Policy
This PDF book Modern Infectious
Diseases: Macroeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses covers the following
topics related to Modern Infectious Diseases : Introduction, General health
and economic growth, The economic burden of diseases, An epidemiological
economic model, Macroeconomic repercussions of epidemiological dynamics and
behavioral responses, Policies and their effects on disease dynamics and
economic outcomes, Macroeconomic effects of and policies toward specific
infectious diseases.
Author(s): David
E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn, Klaus Prettner
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally,
particularly among children and young adults. This volume emphasizes the need to
effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health
systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce
incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in
resource-constrained settings.
Author(s): King K Holmes, Stefano Bertozzi, Barry R Bloom, and
Prabhat Jha
Malaria
is transmitted among humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. The
originality of this book is to offer the latest compilation on various
research, new concepts, paradigms and innovative approaches for the control of
anophelines using state-of-the-art methodologies and analysis. The 24
chapters, written by internationally recognized experts from 5 continents,
cover the rich landscape for the understanding of Anopheles mosquitoes and the
development of more effective weapons to control the vector of malaria.
The blue book: guidelines for the control of infectious diseases has
been published by the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Unit Victorian
Department of Health, to assist public health practitioners in the prevention
and control of infectious diseases.
This book covers the following
topics: Descriptive Epidemiology of Occupational Infections of Laboratory
Workers, Safe Handling of Infectious Agents, Safe Disposal of Infectious
Laboratory Waste and Safety Management.
Author(s): The National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine