Infections caused by RNA viruses

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Rna Viruses ◽  
T Lymphotropic Virus ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Causes Of Disease ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, maps, and tables to summarize RNA viruses that are significant causes of disease in the tropics and subtropics. This includes measles, polio, hepatitis A, C, and E viruses, rabies, arboviruses, and viral haemorrhagic fevers. The chapter also includes sections on important retroviruses, HIV, and human T-lymphotropic virus. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Infections caused by DNA viruses

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Dna Viruses ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Causes Of Disease ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, and tables to summarize DNA viruses that are significant causes of disease in the tropics and subtropics. This includes pox viruses and hepatitis B virus. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

Infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Causes Of Disease ◽  
Gram Negative Organisms ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, and tables to summarize Gram-negative organisms that are significant causes of disease in the tropics and subtropics. This includes Escherichia coli, Shigella, and Salmonella species (including typhoid and paratyphoid), Brucella, melioid, Campylobacter, and meningococci. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Causes Of Disease ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, and tables to summarize Gram-positive organisms that are significant causes of disease in the tropics and subtropics. This includes anthrax, tetanus, clostridial infections, diphtheria, and streptococci. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Fungal infections

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Dimorphic Fungi ◽  
Cryptococcal Infection ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Causes Of Disease ◽  
Madura Foot ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, maps, and tables to summarize fungal infections that are significant causes of disease in the tropics and subtropics, with a primary focus on dimorphic fungi (Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Paracoccidioides, and Penicillium species). The chapter also includes cryptococcal infection and Madura foot. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Infections caused by obligate intracellular bacteria

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Significance ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
Intracellular Bacteria ◽  
Rickettsial Infection ◽  
Obligate Intracellular ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Obligate Intracellular Bacteria ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, and tables to summarize infections caused by obligate intracellular bacteria. The chapter begins with a classification system to divide these organisms into Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Chlamydia, Coxiella, and Bartonella species. Separate sections then follow on the infections of most clinical significance for the tropics and subtropics, including the typhus group (caused by rickettsial infection) and Q fever. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Infections caused by spirochaetes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Significance ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
The Tropics

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, and tables to summarize infections caused by spirochaetes. The chapter begins with a classification system to divide these organisms into Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira, and Brachyspira. Separate sections then follow on the infections of most clinical significance for the tropics and subtropics, including leptospirosis, syphilis, non-venereal treponemes, and relapsing fevers. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Tropical Infections

2014 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
James H. Maguire
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
The World ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Tropical Infectious Diseases ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Tropical Infections

Diseases endemic to the tropics and subtropics remain major causes of morbidity and mortality in resource-poor areas of the world and are a challenge for practitioners in industrialized countries who care for returning travelers and immigrants. As a rule, the infectious diseases of travelers are different from or present differently than those of persons who have lived for long periods of time in endemic areas. For example, hepatitis A is rare among immigrants arriving from the tropics, who typically acquired infection and lasting immunity early in life, whereas travelers from industrialized countries lack immunity unless vaccinated and are at high risk of becoming infected during travel. In this review several of the most common clinical syndromes and the tropical infectious diseases that cause them are discussed.

Protozoal infections of the gut

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Classification System ◽  
Human Gut ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, maps, and tables to summarize protozoal infections of the human gut, starting with a classification system and then providing specific notes on amoebiasis and Giardia infection. For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Trematodes (flukes)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flukes ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
Liver Flukes

This chapter consists of short notes, diagrams, maps, and tables to summarize human trematode (‘fluke’) infections, starting with a classification of relevant organisms. The chapter is then divided into four sections comprising liver flukes, gut flukes, tissue (lung) flukes. and blood flukes (Schistosoma). For ease of reference, each topic is broken down into sections, including classification, epidemiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, clinical syndromes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

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