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Topic 1
General Features of Faeco-Orally Transmitted Diseases
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Classification of faeco-oral diseases and their infectious agents Page
  
  Classification of faeco-oral diseases and their infectious agents
- Direct and indirect faeco-oral transmission Page
  
  Direct and indirect faeco-oral transmission
- Symptoms and signs of faeco-oral diseases Page
  
  Symptoms and signs of faeco-oral diseases
- Diarrhoea Page
  
  Diarrhoea
- How common are diarrhoeal diseases? Page
  
  How common are diarrhoeal diseases?
- Diagnosis Page
  
  Diagnosis
- Treatment Page
  
  Treatment
- Prevention and control of faeco-oral diseases Page
  
  Prevention and control of faeco-oral diseases
- Prevention of faeco-oral transmission Page
  
  Prevention of faeco-oral transmission
- Other ways to reduce the risks of faeco-oral diseases Page
  
  Other ways to reduce the risks of faeco-oral diseases
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 2
Bacterial and Viral Faeco-Oral Diseases
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Cholera Page
  
  Cholera
- Infectious agents and occurrence of cholera Page
  
  Infectious agents and occurrence of cholera
- Cholera epidemics Page
  
  Cholera epidemics
- Symptoms and signs of cholera Page
  
  Symptoms and signs of cholera
- Shigellosis (or bacillary dysentery) Page
  
  Shigellosis (or bacillary dysentery)
- Infectious agents and occurrence of shigellosis Page
  
  Infectious agents and occurrence of shigellosis
- Symptoms and signs of shigellosis Page
  
  Symptoms and signs of shigellosis
- Rotavirus infection and other viral diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Rotavirus infection and other viral diarrhoeal diseases
- Modes of transmission of diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Modes of transmission of diarrhoeal diseases
- Diagnosis, treatment and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Diagnosis, treatment and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
- Diagnosis of diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Diagnosis of diarrhoeal diseases
- Treatment of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Treatment of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
- Prevention and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Prevention and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
- Controlling epidemics of diarrhoeal diseases Page
  
  Controlling epidemics of diarrhoeal diseases
- Epidemic control measures for cholera Page
  
  Epidemic control measures for cholera
- Epidemic control measures for shigellosis Page
  
  Epidemic control measures for shigellosis
- Typhoid fever Page
  
  Typhoid fever
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 3
Intestinal Protozoa, Ascariasis and Hookworm
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Intestinal protozoal diseases Page
  
  Intestinal protozoal diseases
- Amoebiasis Page
  
  Amoebiasis
- Giardiasis Page
  
  Giardiasis
- Intestinal roundworms Page
  
  Intestinal roundworms
- Ascariasis Page
  
  Ascariasis
- Hookworm infection Page
  
  Hookworm infection
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 4
Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- What are acute respiratory tract infections? Page
  
  What are acute respiratory tract infections?
- Acute otitis media Page
  
  Acute otitis media
- How does acute otitis media affect hearing? Page
  
  How does acute otitis media affect hearing?
- Causes, transmission and risk factors for acute otitis media Page
  
  Causes, transmission and risk factors for acute otitis media
- Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and complications of acute otitis media Page
  
  Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and complications of acute otitis media
- Treatment of acute otitis media Page
  
  Treatment of acute otitis media
- Pharyngitis Page
  
  Pharyngitis
- Clinical manifestations and complications of pharyngitis Page
  
  Clinical manifestations and complications of pharyngitis
- Referral of children with pharyngitis for treatment Page
  
  Referral of children with pharyngitis for treatment
- Pneumonia Page
  
  Pneumonia
- What is pneumonia and what causes it? Page
  
  What is pneumonia and what causes it?
- Pneumonia transmission and risk factors Page
  
  Pneumonia transmission and risk factors
- Diagnosis and classification of pneumonia Page
  
  Diagnosis and classification of pneumonia
- Treatment of pneumonia Page
  
  Treatment of pneumonia
- Prevention and control of acute respiratory tract infections Page
  
  Prevention and control of acute respiratory tract infections
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 5
Louse-Borne Diseases: Relapsing Fever and Typhus
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- The human body louse Page
  
  The human body louse
- Louse-borne relapsing fever Page
  
  Louse-borne relapsing fever
- Mode of transmission of relapsing fever Page
  
  Mode of transmission of relapsing fever
- Symptoms of relapsing fever Page
- Actions if you suspect relapsing fever Page
  
  Actions if you suspect relapsing fever
- Louse-borne typhus Page
  
  Louse-borne typhus
- Mode of transmission of louse-borne typhus Page
- Symptoms of louse-borne typhus Page
  
  Symptoms of louse-borne typhus
- Actions if you suspect louse-borne typhus Page
  
  Actions if you suspect louse-borne typhus
- Prevention of louse-borne relapsing fever and typhus Page
  
  Prevention of louse-borne relapsing fever and typhus
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 6
Other Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Schistosomiasis Page
  
  Schistosomiasis
- Where is schistosomiasis common? Page
  
  Where is schistosomiasis common?
- Mode of transmission of schistosomiasis Page
  
  Mode of transmission of schistosomiasis
- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of schistosomiasis Page
  
  Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of schistosomiasis
- Prevention and control of schistosomiasis Page
  
  Prevention and control of schistosomiasis
- Leishmaniasis Page
  
  Leishmaniasis
- Where is leishmaniasis common? Page
  
  Where is leishmaniasis common?
- Mode of transmission of leishmaniasis Page
  
  Mode of transmission of leishmaniasis
- Clinical manifestation and diagnosis of leishmaniasis Page
  
  Clinical manifestation and diagnosis of leishmaniasis
- Prevention and control of leishmaniasis Page
  
  Prevention and control of leishmaniasis
- Onchocerciasis Page
  
  Onchocerciasis
- Where is onchocerciasis common? Page
  
  Where is onchocerciasis common?
- Mode of transmission of onchocerciasis Page
  
  Mode of transmission of onchocerciasis
- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of onchocerciasis Page
  
  Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of onchocerciasis
- Prevention and control of onchocerciasis Page
  
  Prevention and control of onchocerciasis
- Lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Lymphatic filariasis
- Where is lymphatic filariasis common? Page
  
  Where is lymphatic filariasis common?
- Mode of transmission of lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Mode of transmission of lymphatic filariasis
- Clinical manifestations of lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Clinical manifestations of lymphatic filariasis
- Diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis
- Prevention and control of lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Prevention and control of lymphatic filariasis
- Prevention and alleviation of disability due to lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Prevention and alleviation of disability due to lymphatic filariasis
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 7
Two Common Zoonotic Diseases: Rabies and Taeniasis
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Rabies Page
  
  Rabies
- The transmission of rabies Page
  
  The transmission of rabies
- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of rabies Page
  
  Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of rabies
- First aid and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies Page
  
  First aid and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies
- Prevention of rabies Page
  
  Prevention of rabies
- Taeniasis (tapeworm infestation) Page
  
  Taeniasis (tapeworm infestation)
- Mode of transmission of taeniasis Page
  
  Mode of transmission of taeniasis
- Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of taeniasis Page
  
  Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of taeniasis
- Prevention and control of taeniasis Page
  
  Prevention and control of taeniasis
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 8
Diseases of Poor Hygiene and Environmental Health: Trachoma, Scabies and Podoconiosis
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Trachoma - the 'quiet blindness' Page
  
  Trachoma – the ‘quiet blindness’
- What causes trachoma? Page
  
  What causes trachoma?
- Modes of transmission of trachoma Page
  
  Modes of transmission of trachoma
- How common is trachoma? Page
  
  How common is trachoma?
- Clinical manifestations of trachoma and disease progression Page
  
  Clinical manifestations of trachoma and disease progression
- Prevention and control of trachoma Page
  
  Prevention and control of trachoma
- Scabies Page
  
  Scabies
- What causes scabies and how is it transmitted? Page
  
  What causes scabies and how is it transmitted?
- How common is scabies? Page
  
  How common is scabies in Ethiopia?
- Clinical manifestations of scabies Page
  
  Clinical manifestations of scabies
- Treatment and prevention of scabies Page
  
  Treatment and prevention of scabies
- Podoconiosis Page
  
  Podoconiosis
- Distinguishing podoconiosis from lymphatic filariasis Page
  
  Distinguishing podoconiosis from lymphatic filariasis
- How does podoconiosis affect people? Page
  
  How does podoconiosis affect people?
- Treatment of podoconiosis. Page
  
  Treatment of podoconiosis.
- Podoconiosis-plus: problems that need urgent referral Page
  
  Podoconiosis-plus: problems that need urgent referral
- Prevention of podoconiosis Page
  
  Prevention of podoconiosis
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 9
General Principles of Public Health Surveillance
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Public health surveillance Page
  
  Public health surveillance
- Data collection and recording Page
  
  Data collection and recording
- Analysis and interpretation of public health data Page
  
  Analysis and interpretation of public health data
- Counting the number, percentage and types of cases Page
  
  Counting the number, percentage and types of cases
- Incidence rate Page
  
  Incidence rate
- Analysing public health data by person, place and time Page
  
  Analysing public health data by person, place and time
- Comparing data in different time periods Page
  
  Comparing data in different time periods
- Reporting public health surveillance data and getting feedback Page
  
  Reporting public health surveillance data and getting feedback
- Linking surveillance information to practice Page
  
  Linking surveillance information to practice
- Types of public health surveillance Page
  
  Types of public health surveillance
- Passive surveillance Page
  
  Passive surveillance
- Active surveillance Page
  
  Active surveillance
- Mixed surveillance Page
  
  Mixed surveillance
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 10
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Importance of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system Page
  
  Importance of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system
- Priority diseases for IDSR Page
  
  Priority diseases for IDSR
- Role of the primary healthcare professional in IDSR Page
  
  Role of the primary healthcare professional in IDSR
- Case definitions of priority diseases Page
  
  Case definitions of priority diseases
- Reporting of priority diseases Page
  
  Reporting of priority diseases
- Immediately reportable diseases Page
  
  Immediately reportable diseases
- Weekly reportable diseases Page
  
  Weekly reportable diseases
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 11
Epidemic Investigation and Management
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- What is an outbreak and an epidemic? Page
  
  What is an outbreak and an epidemic?
- Types of epidemics Page
  
  Types of epidemics
- Common source outbreaks Page
  
  Common source outbreaks
- Propagated or progressive epidemics Page
  
  Propagated or progressive epidemics
- Mixed epidemics Page
  
  Mixed epidemics
- Epidemic investigation Page
  
  Epidemic investigation
- Management of epidemics Page
  
  Management of epidemics
- Summary Page
- Quiz