Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control

by Noah, Norman; O'Mahony, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780471972730
• ISBN10: 0471972738
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-06
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control Edited by Norman Noah King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK, and Mary O'Mahony Public Health Laboratory Service, London, UK With the growing interest in communicable diseases and their control worldwide, largely due to new and re-emerging infections, there is a need for up-to-date information in this continually changing field. Timely and wide ranging, Communicable Disease: Epidemiology and Control addresses many of the contemporary issues and provides: * Detailed and concise examination of management issues, such as commissioning and contracting, setting up an incident room, and legal aspects * A practical approach * An examination of a wide spectrum of issues in communicable diseases, including cholera, tuberculosis, Helicobacter pylori, and sexually transmitted diseases This volume is an invaluable resource for microbiologists, epidemiologists and all professionals involved in public health.

Author Biography

Norman Noah is the editor of Communicable Disease: Epidemiology and Control, published by Wiley.

Mary O'Mahony is the editor of Communicable Disease: Epidemiology and Control, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
PART I EPIDEMIOLOGY	3	(172)
1 Global Trends in Communicable Disease Control	3	(44)
A.D. Cliff
P. Haggett
2 Recent Trends in the Epidemiology and Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections	47	(16)
I. Simms
A. Nicoll
3 The Global Resurgence of Cholera	63	(42)
E.D. Mintz
R.V. Tauxe
M.M. Levine
4 The Resurgence of Tuberculosis	105	(28)
J.M. Grange
5 The Epidemiology of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome	133	(18)
R.F. Khabbaz
J.E. Childs
6 Consequences of Helicobacter pylori Infection	151	(24)
R. Feldman
D. Strachan
PART II MANAGEMENT ISSUES	175	(74)
7 Commissioning and Contracting Issues in Communicable Disease Control	175	(24)
G.J. Duckworth
A. Cummins
8 Setting up an Incident Room	199	(18)
E. Mitchell
9 Legal Aspects of Communicable Disease Control	217	(14)
M. Painter
J. Button
10 Surveillance of Infectious Disease in a Region	231	(18)
S.R. Palmer
Appendix: Health Service Guidelines (HSG(93)56)	249	(4)
Index	253