This PDF
covers the following topics related to Infectious Disease : Introduction,
Definitions, Descriptions of the Transmission, Prevention and Control of
Communicable Diseases, Oral-fecal Transmitted Diseases, Air-borne Diseases,
Arthropod or Intermediate Vector-borne Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Zoonotic Diseases, Food-borne Diseases, Nursing Responsibilities in the
Management of Communicable Diseases.
This PDF
covers the following topics related to Infectious Disease : Introduction,
Definitions, Descriptions of the Transmission, Prevention and Control of
Communicable Diseases, Oral-fecal Transmitted Diseases, Air-borne Diseases,
Arthropod or Intermediate Vector-borne Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Zoonotic Diseases, Food-borne Diseases, Nursing Responsibilities in the
Management of Communicable Diseases.
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.
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Borrelia
type which is spread by ticks. This book deals mostly with the molecular biology
of the Lyme disease agent orrelia burgdorferi. It has been written by experts in
the relevant field and is tailored to the need of researchers, advanced students
of biology, molecular biology, molecular genetics of microorganism.
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 note explains the following topics: immunity and how vaccines
work, Storage, distribution and disposal of vaccines, immunisation procedures,
immunisation by nurses and other healthcare professionals, infectious diseases,
vaccinations and vaccines.
Author(s): Dr David Salisbury, Dr Mary Ramsay and Dr
Karen Noakes