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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450414603321

Titolo

Communicable disease control in emergencies [[electronic resource] ] : a field manual / / edited by M.A. Connolly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2005

ISBN

1-280-43619-0

9786610436194

92-4-068443-3

92-4-068023-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ConnollyM. A (M?aire A.)

Disciplina

616.9/0425

Soggetti

Communicable diseases - Prevention

Communicable diseases

Disaster medicine

Disasters - Health aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 RAPID ASSESSMENT 1.1 Objectives; 2 PREVENTION 2.1 Shelter; 3 SURVEILLANCE 3.1 General principles; 4 OUTBREAK CONTROL 4.1 Preparedness; 5 DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 5.1 Acute respiratory infections; ANNEX 1 WHO reference values for emergencies; ANNEX 2 Health assessment sample survey forms; ANNEX 3 NCHS WHO normalized reference values for weight for height by sex; ANNEX 4 Weekly surveillance report; ANNEX 5 Case definitions; ANNEX 6 Outbreak investigation kit; ANNEX 7 Organization of an isolation centre and calculation of treatment supplies

ANNEX 8 Collection of specimens for laboratory analysisANNEX 9 Setting up a diagnostic laboratory; ANNEX 10 Treatment guidelines; ANNEX 11 Management of the child with cough or difficulty in breathing; ANNEX 12 Assessment and treatment of diarrhoea; ANNEX 13 Flowcharts for syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections; ANNEX 14 Health card; ANNEX 15 List of WHO guidelines on



communicable diseases; ANNEX 16 List of publishers; ANNEX 17 General references

Sommario/riassunto

This field manual is intended to help health professionals and public health coordinators working in emergency situations prevent, detect and control the major communicable diseases encountered by affected populations. The manual is the result of collaboration among a number of WHO departments and several external partner agencies in reviewing existing guidelines on communicable disease control and adapting them to emergency situations.