Infectious and Tropical Diseases: A Handbook for Primary Care Book

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 warfareRead More