Author : GIDEON Informatics
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 161755099X
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (175 download)
Book Synopsis Infectious Diseases of Ireland and Northern Ireland 2010 edition by : GIDEON Informatics
Download or read book Infectious Diseases of Ireland and Northern Ireland 2010 edition written by GIDEON Informatics and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2010-09-17 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infectious Diseases of Ireland and Northern Ireland is one in a series of GIDEON ebooks which summarize the status of individual infectious diseases, in every country of the world. Data are based on the GIDEON web application (www.gideononline.com) which relies on standard text books, peer-review journals, Health Ministry reports and ProMED, supplemented by an ongoing search of the medical literature. Chapters are arranged alphabetically, by disease name. Each section is divided into four sections: 1. Descriptive epidemiology 2. Summary of clinical features 3. Status of the disease in Ireland and Northern Ireland 4. References There are 347 generic infectious diseases in the world today. 189 of these are endemic, or potentially endemic, to Ireland and Northern Ireland. A number of other diseases are not relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland and have not been included in this book. In addition to endemic diseases, all published data regarding imported diseases and infection among expatriates from Ireland and Northern Ireland are included.