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Controlling Communicable Disease
By Norman Noah
253 pages
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- Open University Press
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead, England
- Publication year:
- 2006
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Synopsis
Optimism that communicable diseases are no longer a threat is clearly misplaced. New diseases, such as HIV, have appeared and some chronic conditions, such as gastric ulcers, have been shown to be caused by infectious agents. This book is about controlling such diseases, a task that is impossible without surveillance, knowledge of basic microbiology and multi-disciplinary public health teams. The book examines the challenges facing different countries regarding: Surveillance Outbreak investigation ...
Optimism that communicable diseases are no longer a threat is clearly misplaced. New diseases, such as HIV, have appeared and some chronic conditions, such as gastric ulcers, have been shown to be caused by infectious agents. This book is about controlling such diseases, a task that is impossible without surveillance, knowledge of basic microbiology and multi-disciplinary public health teams. The book examines the challenges facing different countries regarding: Surveillance Outbreak investigation Vaccines Specific infections including hepatitis, TB, influenza and gastroenteritis
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Table of contents
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- Controlling Communicable Disease *
- Understanding Public Health *
- Title Page *
- Contents *
- Acknowledgements *
- Overview of the Book 1
- Section 1 - Surveillance 5
- 1: General Principles of Surveillance 7
- 2: Implementing a Surveillance System 22
- 3: International Surveillance 37
- 4: Some Examples of Surveillance 48
- Section 2 - Outbreaks 61
- 5: Epidemiological Investigation of Outbreaks 63
- 6: Management of an Outbreak 76
- 7: Analytical Approaches to Outbreaks 86
- Section 3 - Vaccines 99
- Controlling Communicable Disease *
- Understanding Public Health *
- Title Page *
- Contents *
- Acknowledgements *
- Overview of the Book 1
- Section 1 - Surveillance 5
- 1: General Principles of Surveillance 7
- 2: Implementing a Surveillance System 22
- 3: International Surveillance 37
- 4: Some Examples of Surveillance 48
- Section 2 - Outbreaks 61
- 5: Epidemiological Investigation of Outbreaks 63
- 6: Management of an Outbreak 76
- 7: Analytical Approaches to Outbreaks 86
- Section 3 - Vaccines 99
- 8: Assessing Need for Immunization 101
- 9: Evaluation of New Vaccines 107
- 10: Delivery of Immunization Programmes 112
- 11: Vaccine Efficacy and Effectiveness 119
- 12: Surveillance of Vaccination Programmes 127
- 13: Role of the Mass Media 133
- Section 4 - Topical Themes and Infections 143
- 14: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 145
- 15: Tuberculosis 157
- 16: Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning 171
- 17: Hepatitis Viruses A, B, C, D, E 191
- 18: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections 211
- 19: Hospital-Acquired Infections 227
- Glossary 235
- Index 239