TABLE OF CONTENTS

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES .......................................................................... 1

DISEASES AFFECTING THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM ................................. 2
I. Leprosy (Hansens Disease, Hansenosis, Lepra ) .................................... 2
II. Measles (Rubeola, Morbilli, Little Red Disease, Hard measles, 7-day
measles, 9-day measles) ........................................................................7
III. German Measles (Rubella, 3-day measles) ..........................................7
IV. Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster) .........................................................12
V. Herpes Zoster (Shingles, Acute Posterior Ganglionitis, Zota) .................12
VI. Scabies(Galis) .............................................................................16
VII. Pediculosis (Phthiriasis) .................................................................19
VIII. Impetigo..................................................................................... 21
IX. Tinea (Fungal skin disease) .............................................................23
X. Anthrax (Malignant pustule, Malignant edemia, Woolsorter disease,
Ragpicker disease) ..............................................................................26
XI. Rocky-Mountain Spotted Fever ........................................................28
XII. Scarlet Fever ................................................................................30
XIII. Lyme Disease ..............................................................................32
DISEASES AFFECTING THE EYES ................................................................ 34
I. Acute Conjunctivitis (Sore eyes ) ....................................................... 34
DISEASES AFFECTING THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM .................................... 35
I. Dengue Fever (Breakbone fever, Hemorrhagic fever, Dandy fever,
Infectious Thrombocytopenic Purpura ) .................................................. 35
II. Malaria (Ague, Bad air) .................................................................39
DISEASES AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ............................ 43
I. Meningitis (Cerebro-spinal fever, Spotted fever) .................................. 43
II. Meningococcemia (Meningococcal Meningitidis) ...................................47
III. Encephalitis (Brain Fever) ...............................................................48
IV. Tetanus (Lockjaw) ..........................................................................52
V. Rabies (Rabies encephalitis, Infectious Hydrophobia, Lyssa) .................55
VI. Poliomyelitis (Infantile paralysis, Heine-Medin Disease) .......................58
VII. Botulism ...................................................................................... 61
VIII. Toxic Shock Syndrome ................................................................. 63
IX. Toxoplasmosis ...............................................................................65
X. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Mad Cow Disease) ....................................66
XI. Ebola (Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever) ................................................... 68
DISEASES AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM .................................... 70
I. Diphtheria ....................................................................................... 70
II. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) .............................................................74
III. Influenza (La Grippe) .....................................................................76
IV. Avian Influenza (Bird flu) ..............................................................78
V. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) .......................................79

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VI. Tuberculosis (Kochs Disease, Phthisis, Consumption Disease) .............81

VII. Pneumonia ................................................................................... 85
VIII. Common cold (Viral rhinitis; Coryza) ..............................................90
IX. Respiratory Syncytial Disease ..........................................................92
X. Paragonimiasis (Lung fluke disease) ..................................................94
XI. Cryptococcus ................................................................................. 96
XII. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome ....................................................97
XIII. Histoplasmosis (Cave disease, Darlings disease, Ohio Valley Disease,
Reticuloendotheliosis, Spelunkers Lung and Cavers Disease) ...................99
XIV. Legionnaires Disease ................................................................. 101
XV. Herpangina ................................................................................. 103
DISEASES AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM ......................... 104
I. Typhoid Fever (Enteric Fever) .......................................................... 104
II. Food Poisoning (Salmonellosis, Botulism) .........................................107
III. Leptospirosis (Mud Fever, Weils Disease, Swamp Fever, Canicola Disease,
Pretibial Disease, Swinherds Disease, Ictero-hemorrhagic Spirochetosis,
Hemorrhagic Jaundice) ......................................................................109
IV. Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (Red Tide) ...........................................112
V. Mumps (Infectious Parotitis, Epidemic Parotitis) ................................114
VI. Pinworm Infestation (Nocturnal ani, Enterobiasis, Oxyuriasis) ............116
VII. Ascariasis (Roundworm infection) .................................................117
VIII. Trichinosis (Trichiniasis) .............................................................120
IX. Trichuriasis (Whipworm Disease) ................................................... 121
X. Taeniasis ...................................................................................... 122
XI. Hookworm Disease (Ancyclostomiasis, Miners Disease, Egyptian
Chlorosis) ......................................................................................... 123
XII. Strongyloidiasis .......................................................................... 125
XIII. Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis, Snail Fever) ....................................127
XIV. Amoebiasis (Amoebic dysentery) ..................................................129
XV. Bacillary Dysentery (Shigellosis, Bloody Flux) .................................132
XVI. Cholera (El Tor) .........................................................................134
XVII. Hepatitis .................................................................................. 137
XVIII. Listeriosis (Listeria) ..................................................................145
DISEASES AFFECTING THE LYMPHATIC/IMMUNE SYSTEM ....................... 146
I. Filariasis (Elephantiasis )................................................................. 146
II. Infectious Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever, mono) ......................... 148
DISEASES AFFECTING THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM............................. 150
I. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) ................................. 150
II. Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Candidosis) .................................................156
III. Chancroid (Soft Chancre, Soft Sore, Sulcus Mole) ............................158
IV. Chlamydia (Chlamydial Infections) .................................................160
V. Gardenella Vaginitis (Bacterial Vaginosis, Non-specific Vaginitis) .........162
VI. Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata) .........................................163

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VII. Gonorrhea (Clap, Flores Blancas, Gleet) .........................................165

VIII. Herpes Simplex (Virus of love) ..................................................168
IX. Syphilis (Lues Venereal, Morbus Gallicus, Pox, S.X, Bad Blood Disease) .....
........................................................................................................171
X. Trichomoniasis (Trich) .................................................................. 175
DEFINITION OF TERMS & SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .................. 177
REFERENCES

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