Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health, Fourth Edition

Immunization: Childhood and Travel Health provides an all-encompassing reference for all those working in primary care, secondary care paediatric wards, immunization centres and travel clinics, as well as medical students and candidates working for higher examinations. The Fourth Edition has been comprehensively updated and the travel section completely revised. The book gives a thorough introduction to the history of immunization, vaccine technology and immunology, and compares international schedules of routine immunizations. Each vaccine is then presented separately, including contraindications, local and general side and adverse effects, administration advice, special precautions and notes, vaccine availability, storage, and well-referenced comments on issues surrounding each vaccine, including controversies. A description of the infection caused by the relevant microorganisms follows, together with data on disease notifications and immunization coverage. A considerable number of maps illustrate endemicity of diseases.One section is dedicated to issues relevant to primary care such as immunization fees and targets, audit, electronic recall systems, patient group directions and issues surrounding the immunization work of the practice nurse. The Fourth Edition includes an extensive section on travel health, which includes the latest travel statistics, travel clinics, detailed advice to travellers and legal issues that may arise. A considerable amount of information is included on air travel, contraindications to travel, and high altitude sickness. Specific information is given on advising travellers at risk because of pre-existing conditions, and how to best deal with the returned traveller. Advice is provided for each disease, including malaria, which is covered in detail.The last section contains information on notifiable diseases, reciprocal healthcare agreements, contact numbers for Embassies and High Commissions in London, a world travel advice checklist, and an extensive list of sources of travel information with contact address.Content: Chapter 1 History of Immunization (pages 3–7): Chapter 2 Timescale of Vaccine Introduction in the UK (page 8): Chapter 3 Immunology, Immunization and Vaccine Development (pages 9–20): Chapter 4 The Cold Chain and Vaccine Storage (pages 21–22): Chapter 5 Transmission of Infection (page 23): Chapter 6 Infectivity and Exclusion Period of Infections (page 24): Chapter 7 Immunization in Practice (pages 25–29): Chapter 8 Expanded Programme on Immunization (pages 30–36): Chapter 9 Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (page 37): Chapter 10 Information Sheet for Parents (pages 38–40): Chapter 11 Viral and Bacterial Vaccines (page 41): Chapter 12 Special Precautions for All Vaccines (pages 42–43): Chapter 13 Special Precautions for Live Vaccines (pages 44–45): Chapter 14 Treating Anaphylaxis (pages 46–47): Chapter 15 Complications of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines: An Aide?Memoire (pages 51–53): Chapter 16 Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTP) Combined and Diphtheria/Tetanus (DT, Td) Combined (pages 54–56): Chapter 17 Diphtheria (pages 57–60): Chapter 18 Tetanus (pages 61–64): Chapter 19 Pertussis (pages 65–75): Chapter 20 Haemophilus influenzae b (pages 76–80): Chapter 21 Poliomyelitis (pages 81–87): Chapter 22 Measles/Mumps/Rubella Combined Vaccine (pages 88–99): Chapter 23 Measles (pages 100–103): Chapter 24 Mumps (pages 104–106): Chapter 25 Rubella (pages 107–111): Chapter 26 Meningococcal Infection (pages 112–121): Chapter 27 Tuberculosis (pages 122–132): Chapter 28 Anthrax (pages 135–136): Chapter 29 Cholera (pages 137–140): Chapter 30 Hepatitis A (pages 141–150): Chapter 31 Hepatitis A and Typhoid Combined Vaccine (pages 151–152): Chapter 32 Hepatitis B (pages 153–176): Chapter 33 Hepatitis A and B Combined Vaccine (pages 177–179): Chapter 34 Influenza (pages 180–192): Chapter 35 Japanese B Encephalitis (pages 193–196): Chapter 36 Plague (pages 197–198): Chapter 37 Pneumococcal Infection (pages 199–205): Chapter 38 Rabies (pages 206–214): Chapter 39 Tick?2 Encephalitis (pages 215–219): Chapter 40 Typhoid (pages 220–225): Chapter 41 Varicella (pages 226–230): Chapter 42 Yellow Fever (pages 231–235): Chapter 43 Immunization Fees and the UK GP (pages 239–247): Chapter 44 Immunization and Audit (pages 248–251): Chapter 45 Electronic Recall Systems for Completion of Immunization (pages 252–260): Chapter 46 The Practice Nurse and Immunization (pages 261–266): Chapter 47 Practice Nurse: Pre?Vaccination Checklist (pages 267–268): Chapter 48 Introduction to Travel Health (pages 271–275): Chapter 49 Travel Clinics (pages 276–279): Chapter 50 Advice to Travellers (pages 280–290): Chapter 51 Legal Aspects of Advice for Travellers (pages 291–292): Chapter 52 Air Travel (pages 293–304): Chapter 53 Tunnel Travel (page 305): Chapter 54 Motion Sickness (pages 306–307): Chapter 55 Sea Cruises (page 308): Chapter 56 High Altitude Sickness (pages 309–310): Chapter 57 Travellers at Risk (pages 311–329): Chapter 58 The Returned Traveller (pages 330–363): Chapter 59 Malaria (pages 364–388): Chapter 60 International Society of Travel Medicine (page 391): Chapter 61 Specimen Immunization Exemption Certificate (page 392): Chapter 62 Notifiable Diseases (pages 393–394): Chapter 63 Reciprocal Healthcare Agreements Between the UK and Other Non?EEA Countries (pages 395–398): Chapter 64 Sources of Travel Information: Useful Addresses/Telephone Numbers/Websites (pages 399–411): Chapter 65 Embassies and High Commissions in London (pages 412–414): Chapter 66 World Travel Advice Checklist (pages 415–421): Chapter 67 Travel Vaccines Administration Summary (pages 422–423):