{"product_id":"rapid-infectious-diseases-and-tropical-medicine-isbn-9781405113250","title":"Rapid Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine","description":"\u003ci\u003eRapid Infectious Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth book to appear in the \u003ci\u003eRapid\u003c\/i\u003e series. Each book is designed for short revision covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using well-thought out mnemonics to aid recall \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new text provides students in the run-up to exams with a comprehensive review of possible causes for symptoms and conditions as well as the key facts of around 100 diseases, following the \u003ci\u003eRapid\u003c\/i\u003e mnemonic. There will also be an appendix giving details of immunisations as well as a list of Further Reading and useful web sites.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical students working on Emergency Medicine and General Practice attachments will find this book extremely useful. It may also interest those planning electives abroad. Junior doctors and GPs will find this a handy resource for quick access to information on the symptoms and diseases they may encounter in the clinical setting.\u003c\/p\u003e  Foreword. \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRapid Series Mnemonic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Signs \u0026amp; Symptoms\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSepsis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardiovascular.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpper Respiratory Tract \/ ENT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLower Respiratory Tract.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGastrointestinal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrinary Tract infection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenitourinary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Nervous System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEyes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkin and soft tissue infection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBone and joint infetcion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunocompromised host.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Aetiological Agents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycobacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFungi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtozoa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelminths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirochetes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther organisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher organisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEctoparasites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Diseases (A-Z).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotifiable diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActinomycosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdenovirus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlphaviruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmoebiasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnaerobes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthrax.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspergillosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtypical mycobacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBabesiosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBacillus cereus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBacterial vaginosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBartonellosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlastomycosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBotulism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrucellosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCampylobacter jejuni\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCandidiasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapnocytophaga\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChlamydiae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChickenpox, shingles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCholera.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoccidiomycosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon cold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoxsackie \u0026amp; Echoviruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptococcosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora, Microspora.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDengue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDermatophytes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiphtheria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEctoparasites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEhrlichosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiliariasis, Dracunculiasis, Trichinosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGangrene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiardia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlandular fever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGonorrhoea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGram negative bacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaemolytic uraemic syndrome (\u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e O157).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaemophilus\u003c\/i\u003e spp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHantaviruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelicobacter pylori.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatitis A.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatitis B \u0026amp; D.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatitis C.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatitis E.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerpes viruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistoplasmosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHIV 1 \u0026amp; 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHTLV1 \u0026amp; 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluenza \u0026amp; Parainfluenza viruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese B encephalitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegionellosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeishmaniasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeprosy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeptospirosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListeriosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLyme disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalaria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeningococcus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolluscum contagiosum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMucormycosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMumps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMycoplasma spp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNocardia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePapillomavirus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParvovirus B19.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePasteurella\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlague.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePneumocystis carinii\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolyoma viruses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePseudomonas aeruginosa.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQ fever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRat bite fevers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory syncitial virus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoundworms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRubella.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalmonellosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchistosomiasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScrub typhus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShigellosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmallpox.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSporothrix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpotted fevers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaphylococcus spp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreptococcus spp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyphilis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTapeworms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTetanus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTick borne encephalitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxoplasmosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreponema.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrichomoniasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrypanosomiasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuberculosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuleraemia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViral gastroenteritis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViral haemorrhagic fevers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisceral larva migrans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhooping cough.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYellow fever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYersiniosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I: Immunisations and Malaria prophylaxis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix II: Antibiotics (therapy and prophylaxis) and needlestick prophylaxis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources and Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePublished Reviews of the First Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a brief and quick source for key features to common infectious diseases. It can be used for a brief overview, nothing more. It is easy to read and has somewhat helpful tables to assist with categorizing pathogens.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMD, Creighton University Medical Center\u003cbr\u003e Doody's Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Isba\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eRapid Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis new pocket guide provides rapid facts for everyday use in clinical practice and is an ideal resource for exam preparation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRapid Infectious Diseases \u0026amp; Tropical Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth title in the new Rapid series and is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors working on a wide range of clinical attachments, as well as general practitioners and emergency medical staff treating patients in primary care situations. It provides quick access to information on the common infectious diseases, their signs, symptoms, and aetiological agents. Arranged in A-Z format, each disease is covered using the same headings - Definition, Aetiology, Associations\/Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications, and Prognosis. There are also further sections on immunisations, malaria prophylaxis and antibiotics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey symptoms and signs of infectious diseases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation on aetiological agents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA-Z organization of over 100 common infectious diseases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcise entries following the Rapid series mnemonic to aid revision and recall\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides additional information on immunisations, Malaria prophylaxis, and recommended antibiotics therapy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRapid Infectious Diseases \u0026amp; Tropical Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is authored by Rachel Isba, a recent medical graduate from Oxford University. 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