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This chapter presents a historical account of some of the common infectious diseases of humans associated with unhygienic and unsanitary traditional practices, such as neonatal tetanus, trachoma, yaws and syphilis. The importance of handwashing and hygiene education in the control and prevention of ...
In this concluding chapter, the role of bacteria and viruses in developing the human species into what it is, immunity and its enhancement against infections, and the role of disease in shaping history are discussed. Some beneficial microorganisms, the discovery and use of antibiotics against...
This chapter presents the history of the occurrence and disappearance of malaria (and its vector) in Europe and English Sweat epidemics in England. Eradication programmes (e.g., vaccination, drug therapy, clean water) against smallpox, measles, poliomyelitis, dracunculiasis, yaws, lymphatic...
This chapter describes the events in the investigation, control and surveillance of an infectious disease outbreak.
Medical conditions can have a major effect on the woman before, during and after pregnancy, some of which have particular importance to her offspring. The conditions are often exacerbated by pregnancy. Infectious conditions are common in developing country settings, with antenatal care providing an ...
This chapter describes the "force of infection" and endemicity concepts, and discusses the epidemic theory in the investigation of common epidemic source, propagated source epidemics, dynamics of epidemics, population size, and food and water-borne epidemics. The estimation of the magnitude of the...
This chapter discusses how to interrupt transmission of infectious diseases with the various control methods available, including vaccination, environmental control (hygiene, sanitation), vector control (insecticides, repellents, biological control, environmental modification, personal protection), ...
This chapter describes the clinical features, diagnosis, transmission, incubation and transmission periods, occurrence, distribution, control, prevention, treatment (e.g., drug therapy) and surveillance of diseases transmitted through soil contact, including trichuriasis, ascariasis, hookworm...
This chapter describes the clinical features, diagnosis, transmission, incubation and transmission periods, occurrence, distribution, control and prevention of schistosomiasis transmitted through contact with contaminated water. A brief description of dracunculiasis is also provided.
This chapter describes the clinical features, diagnosis, transmission, incubation and transmission periods, occurrence, distribution, control, prevention (e.g., vaccination), treatment (e.g., drug therapy) and surveillance of skin infections, including varicella, measles, rubella, mumps,...