Communicable disease control in emergencies a field manual /

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 s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization
Otros Autores: Connolly, M. A. (Máire A.)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2005
Materias:
Enfermedades transmisibles
Enfermedades transmisibles > Prevención
Medicina en desastres
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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