DME-L 124: Tropical Medicine I
Tropical Medicine I topics, notes and separate lesson pages for Diploma in Midwifery (E-Learners) students and nursing professionals in Uganda.
Tropical Medicine
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Introduction to communicable diseases - Midwives RevisionCommunicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases, pose a significant public health challenge in...
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Introduction to communicable diseases - Midwives RevisionCommunicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases, pose a significant public health challenge in...
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Introduction to communicable diseases - Midwives RevisionCommunicable diseases, also known as infectious diseases, pose a significant public health challenge in...
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Gastroenteritis (GE) - Midwives Revision**Gastroenteritis** is a medical condition characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that...
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Measles - Midwives RevisionMeasles, also known as Morbilli, is a highly contagious acute infection of the respiratory system caused by...
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Malaria - Midwives RevisionMalaria is an acute febrile illness caused by the Plasmodium parasite, which invades red blood cells (RBCs).
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TuberculosisTuberculosis, commonly known as TB (short for tubercle bacillus), is a widespread and often deadly...
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Leprosy - Midwives RevisionLeprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae...
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Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) - Midwives RevisionTrypanosomiasis, commonly known as African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, is a parasitic disease...
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Helminthic diseases (Intestinal worms) - Midwives RevisionHelminthic infections occur when a host ingests or comes into contact with infectious stages of the...
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Onchocerciasis (River blindness) - Midwives RevisionOnchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the nematode worm...
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Schistosomiasis - Midwives RevisionSchistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by flatworms of the genus...
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Elephantiasis (Bancroftian Filariasis) - Midwives RevisionElephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, is a chronic parasitic disease caused by filarial worms.
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Dracunculosis (Guinea worm) - Midwives RevisionDracunculiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the nematode worm Dracunculus medinensis.
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Typhoid Fever (Enteric Fever) - Midwives RevisionTyphoid fever is an acute bacterial infection characterized by fever and is primarily spread through...
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Dysentery - Midwives RevisionBacillary dysentery, also known as shigellosis, is an acute diarrheal disease of the intestines...
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Cholera - Midwives RevisionCholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
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Brucellosis - Midwives RevisionBrucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection of acute onset, commonly known as undulant fever, Malta fever,...
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EBOLA: HAEMORRHAGIC FEVERS - Midwives RevisionEbola and Marburg
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YELLOW FEVER - Midwives RevisionYellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
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Mumps (Parotitis) - Midwives RevisionMumps, also known as epidemic parotitis, is an acute, contagious viral infection primarily affecting the...
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Chicken Pox - Midwives RevisionThe colloquial name "Don't Touch Me" reflects its contagious nature. The name "chicken pox" likely...
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Rabies - Midwives RevisionRabies, also known as hydrophobia, is a fatal viral infection of the central nervous system (CNS)...
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EBOLA: HAEMORRHAGIC FEVERS - Midwives RevisionEbola and Marburg
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - Midwives RevisionSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS coronavirus...
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Anthrax - Midwives RevisionAnthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
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Hepatitis BHepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. While it can be caused by exposure to certain chemicals, drugs,...
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Scabies - Midwives RevisionScabies is a highly contagious skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
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Tetanus - Midwives RevisionTetanus is an acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by clostridium tetani and is...
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