Infectious diseases
This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine discusses infectious diseases in the emergency department (ED). It starts by examining the general subjects of incubation periods, notifiable infectious diseases, and childhood diseases. It goes on to explore specific diseases, including meni...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/med/9780198784197.003.0005 2023-05-15T15:34:20+02:00 Infectious diseases Wyatt, Jonathan P. Taylor, Robert G. de Wit, Kerstin Hotton, Emily J. Illingworth, Robin J. Robertson, Colin E. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198784197.003.0005 unknown Oxford University Press Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine page 227-262 book-chapter 2020 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198784197.003.0005 2022-08-05T10:29:34Z This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine discusses infectious diseases in the emergency department (ED). It starts by examining the general subjects of incubation periods, notifiable infectious diseases, and childhood diseases. It goes on to explore specific diseases, including meningitis, acute encephalitis, herpes simplex virus, herpes varicella-zoster, Zika virus, gastroenteritis/food poisoning, fish poisoning, infestations, tuberculosis, anthrax, streptococcal infections, staphylococcal infections, tetanus, gas gangrene, botulism, sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis, leptospirosis (Weil’s disease), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It discusses imported infectious diseases, such as malaria, typhoid and paratyphoid (enteric fever), dengue, poliomyelitis, rabies, viral haemorrhagic fevers, and severe acute respiratory syndrome, before looking at influenza pandemics, avian flu, and swine flu. Book Part Avian flu Oxford University Press (via Crossref) 227 262 |
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This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine discusses infectious diseases in the emergency department (ED). It starts by examining the general subjects of incubation periods, notifiable infectious diseases, and childhood diseases. It goes on to explore specific diseases, including meningitis, acute encephalitis, herpes simplex virus, herpes varicella-zoster, Zika virus, gastroenteritis/food poisoning, fish poisoning, infestations, tuberculosis, anthrax, streptococcal infections, staphylococcal infections, tetanus, gas gangrene, botulism, sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis, leptospirosis (Weil’s disease), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It discusses imported infectious diseases, such as malaria, typhoid and paratyphoid (enteric fever), dengue, poliomyelitis, rabies, viral haemorrhagic fevers, and severe acute respiratory syndrome, before looking at influenza pandemics, avian flu, and swine flu. |
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