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Immunization George Kassianos

Immunization By George Kassianos

Immunization by George Kassianos


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Summary

This is a reference for all those working in general practice, immunization centres and paediatric wards. It gives a thorough introduction to immunization along with the full 1998 schedule of routine immunization in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

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Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health by George Kassianos

This is a reference book for all those working in general practice, immunization centres and paediatric wards. The book gives a thorough introduction to immunization along with the full current schedule of routine immunization in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand and the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) internationally. Each vaccine is then presented separately including contraindications, local and general side and adverse effects, clear administration advice, special precautions and notes, vaccine availability and storage advice. A description of the infection caused by the disease follows, together with data on notifications and immunization coverage. This edition also includes an updated audit section and a greatly increased section on Travel Health. The latter includes information on travel clinics, general and legal advice, particular advice for travellers who may be more at risk, eg. elderly, diabetic, disabled. Additionally there is an extensive section informing the returned traveller, and another specifically about malaria. At the end of the book there is a variety of general information for the traveller such as Embassies and High Commissions in London and a World travel advice checklist.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; Section 1: Introduction to Immunization and Vaccines: 1. History of immunization; 2. Timescale of vaccine introduction in the UK; 3. Immunology, immunization and vaccine development; 4. Transmission of infection; 5. Infectivity and exclusion period of infections; 6. Immunization in practice; 7. Expanded programme on immunization; 8. Viral and bacterial vaccines; 9. Special precautions for all vaccines; 10. Special precautions for live vaccines; 11. The cold chain and vaccine storage; 12. Treating anaphylaxis; 13. Vaccine damage payment scheme; 14. Information sheet for parents; Section 2: The UK Childhood Immunization Vaccines: 15. Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis combined and diphtheria/tetanus combined; 16. Diphtheria; 17. Tetanus; 18. Pertussis; 19. Haemophilus influenzae b; 20. Poliomyelitis; 21. Measles/mumps/rubella combined vaccine; 22. Measles; 23. Mumps; 24. Rubella; 25. Tuberculosis; Section 3: The Other Vaccines: 26. Anthrax; 27. Cholera; 28. Hepatitis A; 29. Hepatitis B; 30. Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine; 31. Influenza; 32. Japanese B encephalitis; 33. Menigococcal A and C; 34. Plague; 35. Pneumococcal infection; 36. Rabies; 37. Tick-borne encephalitis; 38. Typhoid; 39. Varicella; 40. Yellow fever; Section 4: Practical Information: 41. Immunization fees and the UK GP; 42. Immunization and audit; 43. Electronic recall systems for completion of immunization; 44. The practice nurse and immunization; 45. Practice nurse: pre-vaccination check list; 46. Manufacturers and other useful addresses/telephone numbers; Section 5: Travel Health: 47. Introduction; 48. Travel clinics; 49. Advice to travellers; 50. Legal aspects of advice for travellers; 51. Specimen immunization exemption certificate; 52. Air travel; 53. Tunnel travel; 54. High altitude sickness; 55. Motion sickness; 56. Travellers at risk; The woman traveller; The child traveller; Travellers with pre-existing health problems: the elderly with heart disease with respiratory disease the asplenic patient the diabetic traveller the disabled traveller the HIV-positive and AIDS traveller the pregnant traveller; 57. The returned traveller Skin rashes Malaria The hepatites Typhoid Rickettsial infections Arboviral infections Brucellosis Legionnaire's disease African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) Leptospirosis Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) Plague Viral haemorrhagic fevers Amoebic liver abscess Tuberculosis Filariases Leishmaniases Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) HIV infection and AIDS Travellers' diarrhoea Helicobacter pylori infection 58. Malaria; 59. Charging the NHS patient traveller for immunization; 60. Notifiable diseases; 61. Reciprocal health care agreement between the UK and other non-EEA countries; 62. Sources of travel information; 63. Embassies and High Commissions in London; 64. World travel advice checklist; 65. Travel vaccines administration summary; Index

Additional information

GOR001797044
9780632050741
0632050748
Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health by George Kassianos
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19980219
368
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