Infectious diseases
are the world’s greatest killers that present one of the most significant
health and security challenges facing the global community.This book gives a
comprehensive overview of recent trends in infectious diseases, as well as
general concepts of infections, immunopathology, diagnosis, treatment,
epidemiology and etiology to current clinical recommendations in management of
infectious diseases, highlighting the ongoing issues, recent advances, with
future directions in diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies.
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
This PDF covers the following topics related to Infectious Diseases:
preparing for the future : Introduction, Infectious diseases today, Future
disease threats, Climate change and its impact on infectious diseases, China –
future trends in human and animal infectious diseases, The future effects of
infectious diseases on ecosystems, Experts involved in the work, Overview of the
work of the project, Structure of the various reports and supporting papers.
This note has been
written with the aim of developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nurses
and midwives regarding infections and infectious diseases and their prevention
and control. The manual comprises seven modules. Each module is in two parts:
theory and practice, with opportunities for self-assessment through learning
activities and a workbook.
This note
explains the following topics: Septic Shock, Hematopoietic or Lymphoreticular
Infections, Gastrointestinal Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections,
Cardiovascular Infections, Genitourinary Tract Infections, Bone and Joint
Infections, Central Nervous System Infections.