Product Description
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 warfare

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Infectious and Tropical Diseases A Handbook for Primary Care by Colleen R. Scigliano (Accra, Ghana)

5 Stars
August 07, 2008
This book will come in very handy in Ghana where we are starting a medical village ministry and a child care facility for orphaned children. The language is very understandable, the illustrations are effective, and the format is easy to use. The information is complete and thourough in the coverage of various tropical diseases and parasites and will become a wonderful reference and tool in our efforts to improve the quality of health and life for the medically underserved.

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