Control Of Communicable Diseases Manual

Each disease section includes: disease name, description of the clinical features of the disease, infectious agent, occurrence, disease reservoir, mode of transmission, incubation period, period of communicability, susceptibility and resistance, and methods of control.

Communicable diseases continue to present a challenge to the professionals who track and contain them. These diseases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. This new version of "Control of Communicable Diseases Manual", the 18th revision of the favourite of the health community, is available to address concerns about communicable diseases.

A guide to managing communicable diseases in an increasingly global society that provides information on hundreds of diseases, and their transmission, symptoms, and treatment.

The essential guide to controlling and managing today’s communicable diseases The fourth edition of Communicable Disease Control and Health Protection Handbook offers public health workers of all kinds an authoritative and up-to-date guide to current protocols surrounding the identification and control of infectious diseases. With its concise, accessible design, the book is a practical tool that can be relied upon to explain topics ranging from the basic principles of communicable disease control to recent changes and innovations in health protection practice. Major syndromes and individual infections are insightfully addressed, while the authors also outline the WHO’s international health regulations and the organizational arrangements in place in all EU nations. New to the fourth edition are chapters on Ebola, the Zika virus, and other emerging pandemics. In addition, new writing on healthcare-associated infection, migrant and refugee health, and the importance of preparedness make this an essential and relevant text for all those in the field. This vital resource: Reflects recent developments in the science and administration of health protection practice Covers topics such as major syndromes, control of individual infections, main services and activities, arrangements for all European countries, and much more Includes new chapters on the Zika virus, Schistosomiasis, Coronavirus including MERS + SARS, and Ebola Follows a format designed for ease of use and everyday consultation Created to provide public and environmental health practitioners, physicians, epidemiologists, infection control nurses, microbiologists and trainees with a straightforward – yet informative – resource, Communicable Disease Control and Health Protection Handbook is a practical companion for all those working the field today.

This manual considers communicable diseases globally. While it is a publication of the American Public Health Association, the presentation aims to be international. Toward this end, the numbers assigned for each disease by the World Health Association International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision (ICD-9) in the US Clinical Modification and the diseases titles have been used

Presents a guide to managing communicable diseases in an increasingly global society, providing information on hundreds of diseases, their transmission, symptoms, and treatment.