Title: Communicable Diseases Part 4 - Ethiopia (Full)

CD HEAT Module Part 4, full content, designed for use in Ethiopia

Section 1
  About/License
  Pre-test
Section 2
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Classification of faeco-oral diseases and their infectious agents
  Direct and indirect faeco-oral transmission
  Symptoms and signs of faeco-oral diseases
  Diarrhoea
  How common are diarrhoeal diseases?
  Diagnosis
  Treatment
  Prevention and control of faeco-oral diseases
  Prevention of faeco-oral transmission
  Other ways to reduce the risks of faeco-oral diseases
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 3
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Cholera
  Infectious agents and occurrence of cholera
  Cholera epidemics
  Symptoms and signs of cholera
  Shigellosis (or bacillary dysentery)
  Infectious agents and occurrence of shigellosis
  Symptoms and signs of shigellosis
  Rotavirus infection and other viral diarrhoeal diseases
  Modes of transmission of diarrhoeal diseases
  Diagnosis, treatment and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
  Diagnosis of diarrhoeal diseases
  Treatment of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
  Prevention and control of bacterial and viral diarrhoeal diseases
  Controlling epidemics of diarrhoeal diseases
  Epidemic control measures for cholera
  Epidemic control measures for shigellosis
  Typhoid fever
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 4
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Intestinal protozoal diseases
  Amoebiasis
  Giardiasis
  Intestinal roundworms
  Ascariasis
  Hookworm infection
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 5
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  What are acute respiratory tract infections?
  Acute otitis media
  How does acute otitis media affect hearing?
  Causes, transmission and risk factors for acute otitis media
  Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and complications of acute otitis media
  Treatment of acute otitis media
  Pharyngitis
  Clinical manifestations and complications of pharyngitis
  Referral of children with pharyngitis for treatment
  Pneumonia
  What is pneumonia and what causes it?
  Pneumonia transmission and risk factors
  Diagnosis and classification of pneumonia
  Treatment of pneumonia
  Prevention and control of acute respiratory tract infections
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 6
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  The human body louse
  Louse-borne relapsing fever
  Mode of transmission of relapsing fever
  Symptoms of relapsing fever
  Actions if you suspect relapsing fever
  Louse-borne typhus
  Mode of transmission of louse-borne typhus
  Symptoms of louse-borne typhus
  Actions if you suspect louse-borne typhus
  Prevention of louse-borne relapsing fever and typhus
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 7
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Schistosomiasis
  Where is schistosomiasis common in Ethiopia?
  Mode of transmission of schistosomiasis
  Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of schistosomiasis
  Prevention and control of schistosomiasis
  Leishmaniasis
  Where is leishmaniasis common in Ethiopia?
  Mode of transmission of leishmaniasis
  Clinical manifestation and diagnosis of leishmaniasis
  Prevention and control of leishmaniasis
  Onchocerciasis
  Where is onchocerciasis common in Ethiopia?
  Mode of transmission of onchocerciasis
  Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of onchocerciasis
  Prevention and control of onchocerciasis
  Lymphatic filariasis
  Where is lymphatic filariasis common in Ethiopia?
  Mode of transmission of lymphatic filariasis
  Clinical manifestations of lymphatic filariasis
  Diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis
  Prevention and control of lymphatic filariasis
  Prevention and alleviation of disability due to lymphatic filariasis
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 8
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Rabies
  The transmission of rabies in Ethiopia
  Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of rabies
  First aid and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies
  Prevention of rabies
  Taeniasis (tapeworm infestation)
  Mode of transmission of taeniasis
  Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of taeniasis
  Prevention and control of taeniasis
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 9
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Trachoma - the 'quiet blindness'
  What causes trachoma?
  Modes of transmission of trachoma
  How common is trachoma in Ethiopia?
  Clinical manifestations of trachoma and disease progression
  Prevention and control of trachoma
  Scabies
  What causes scabies and how is it transmitted?
  How common is scabies in Ethiopia?
  Clinical manifestations of scabies
  Treatment and prevention of scabies
  Podoconiosis
  Distinguishing podoconiosis from lymphatic filariasis
  How does podoconiosis affect people?
  Treatment of podoconiosis.
  Podoconiosis-plus: problems that need urgent referral
  Prevention of podoconiosis
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 10
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Public health surveillance
  Data collection and recording
  Analysis and interpretation of public health data
  Counting the number, percentage and types of cases
  Incidence rate
  Analysing public health data by person, place and time
  Comparing data in different time periods
  Reporting public health surveillance data and getting feedback
  Linking surveillance information to practice
  Types of public health surveillance
  Passive surveillance
  Active surveillance
  Mixed surveillance
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 11
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  Importance of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system
  Priority diseases for IDSR in Ethiopia
  Role of the Health Extension Practitioner in IDSR
  Case definitions of priority diseases
  Reporting of priority diseases
  Immediately reportable diseases
  Weekly reportable diseases
  Summary
  Quiz
Section 12
  Introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  What is an outbreak and an epidemic?
  Types of epidemics
  Common source outbreaks
  Propagated or progressive epidemics
  Mixed epidemics
  Epidemic investigation
  Management of epidemics
  Summary
  Quiz