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Abstract
A unique mash-up of medical education and comic book-style illustration, Graphic Guide to Infectious Diseases uses memorable art and humorous text to provide a seriously effective way to enhance your knowledge of complex medical conditions and diseases. Emergency medicine physician Dr. Brian Kloss and illustrator Travis Bruce use pop culture references, nostalgia, and unconventional humor to bridge the gap between challenging microbiology content and clinical knowledge of infectious diseases.
- Offers an innovative, concise, and fun way to learn about diseases, their signs and symptoms, and how to treat them – perfect for the busy medical student.
- Improves understanding and retention of complex information by using high-quality graphic illustrations mixed with solid educational content – ensuring a high-interest, high-yield resource with a large dose of humor and an innovative writing style.
- Uses visual learning to boost memorization, long-term retention, and exam performance.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Front matter | i | ||
| Graphic guide to infectious disease | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| List of reviewers/contributor | v | ||
| Acknowledgements | vii | ||
| Introduction | ix | ||
| About the authors | xi | ||
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | xiii | ||
| 1 VIRAL HEPATITIS | 1 | ||
| Hepatitis A | 2 | ||
| hepatitis B | 4 | ||
| hepatitis B serum markers | 6 | ||
| hepatitis C | 8 | ||
| hepatitis D | 10 | ||
| hepatitis E | 12 | ||
| 2 INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA | 15 | ||
| 1 BACTERIAL | 17 | ||
| shigellosis | 18 | ||
| salmonellosis | 20 | ||
| cholera | 22 | ||
| campylobacteriosis | 24 | ||
| enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli | 26 | ||
| enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli | 28 | ||
| yersiniosis | 30 | ||
| Clostridium difficile infection | 32 | ||
| vibriosis | 34 | ||
| 2 VIRAL | 37 | ||
| norovirus | 38 | ||
| rotavirus | 40 | ||
| 3 PROTOZOAN | 43 | ||
| giardiasis | 44 | ||
| cryptosporidiosis | 46 | ||
| amebiasis | 48 | ||
| 3 CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES | 51 | ||
| measles | 52 | ||
| mumps | 54 | ||
| rubella | 56 | ||
| erythema infectiosum | 58 | ||
| exanthem subitum | 60 | ||
| chickenpox | 62 | ||
| congenital and perinatal infections | 64 | ||
| pertussis | 68 | ||
| hand, foot, and mouth disease | 70 | ||
| bronchiolitis | 72 | ||
| kawasaki disease | 74 | ||
| croup | 76 | ||
| 4 TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES | 79 | ||
| tick-borne illness and ticks as vectors | 80 | ||
| rocky mountain spotted fever | 84 | ||
| lyme disease | 86 | ||
| ehrlichiosis | 88 | ||
| anaplasmosis | 90 | ||
| babesiosis | 92 | ||
| tularemia | 94 | ||
| crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever | 96 | ||
| colorado tick fever | 98 | ||
| 5 WORMS | 101 | ||
| 1 ROUNDWORMS | 103 | ||
| ascariasis | 104 | ||
| filariasis | 106 | ||
| onchocerciasis | 110 | ||
| pinworms | 112 | ||
| hookworm | 116 | ||
| whipworm | 118 | ||
| trichinosis | 120 | ||
| dracunculiasis | 122 | ||
| cutaneous larva migrans | 124 | ||
| threadworm | 126 | ||
| 2 TAPEWORMS | 129 | ||
| pork tapeworm and cysticercosis | 130 | ||
| broad fish tapeworm | 132 | ||
| beef tapeworm | 134 | ||
| echinococcosis | 136 | ||
| dwarf tapeworm | 138 | ||
| 3 FLATWORMS | 141 | ||
| schistosomiasis | 142 | ||
| liver fluke | 144 | ||
| lung fluke | 146 | ||
| 6 FUNGAL | 149 | ||
| sporotrichosis | 150 | ||
| paracoccidioidomycosis | 152 | ||
| coccidioidomycosis | 154 | ||
| blastomycosis | 156 | ||
| histoplasmosis | 158 | ||
| tinea infections of the skin | 160 | ||
| tinea versicolor | 162 | ||
| aspergillosis | 164 | ||
| mucormycosis | 166 | ||
| 7 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES | 169 | ||
| gonorrhea | 170 | ||
| condylomata acuminata | 172 | ||
| pubic lice | 174 | ||
| syphilis | 176 | ||
| chlamydia | 178 | ||
| trachoma | 180 | ||
| reactive arthritis | 182 | ||
| herpes simplex | 184 | ||
| trichomoniasis | 186 | ||
| scabies | 188 | ||
| chancroid | 190 | ||
| donovanosis | 192 | ||
| vaginitis | 194 | ||
| molluscum contagiosum | 196 | ||
| lymphogranuloma venereum | 198 | ||
| 8 PULMONARY | 201 | ||
| middle eastern respiratory syndrome | 202 | ||
| tuberculosis | 204 | ||
| legionnaires disease | 206 | ||
| psittacosis | 208 | ||
| avian influenza | 210 | ||
| influenza | 212 | ||
| severe acute respiratory syndrome | 214 | ||
| 9 MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES | 217 | ||
| zika fever | 218 | ||
| dengue | 220 | ||
| yellow fever | 222 | ||
| malaria | 224 | ||
| mosquito-borne encephalitis | 228 | ||
| chikungunya | 232 | ||
| 10 RAT-, FLEA-,LOUSE-, ANDCHIGGER-BORNEILLNESSES | 235 | ||
| hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome | 236 | ||
| hantavirus pulmonary syndrome | 238 | ||
| plague | 240 | ||
| leptospirosis | 242 | ||
| rat-bite fever | 244 | ||
| trench fever | 246 | ||
| scrub typhus | 248 | ||
| epidemic typhus | 250 | ||
| endemic typhus | 252 | ||
| arenaviridae | 254 | ||
| 11 OROPHARYNGEAL INFECTIONS | 257 | ||
| peritonsillar abscess | 258 | ||
| diphtheria | 260 | ||
| herpangina | 262 | ||
| thrush | 264 | ||
| streptococcal pharyngitis | 266 | ||
| 12 VIRAL | 269 | ||
| ebola | 270 | ||
| rabies | 272 | ||
| aids: Opportunistic infections | 274 | ||
| smallpox | 280 | ||
| mononucleosis | 282 | ||
| polio | 284 | ||
| 13 PARASITES AND PRIONS | 287 | ||
| chagas disease | 288 | ||
| african sleeping sickness | 290 | ||
| pediculosis | 292 | ||
| naegleriasis | 294 | ||
| prion diseases: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies | 296 | ||
| 14 BACTERIAL | 299 | ||
| anthrax | 300 | ||
| botulism | 302 | ||
| brucellosis | 304 | ||
| typhoid fever | 306 | ||
| cat scratch fever | 308 | ||
| leprosy | 310 | ||
| infective endocarditis | 312 | ||
| tetanus | 314 | ||
| listeriosis | 316 | ||
| Q fever | 318 | ||
| melioidosis | 320 | ||
| SELECTED READINGS AND REFERENCES | 322 | ||
| Viral hepatities | 324 | ||
| HEPATITIS A | 322 | ||
| HEPATITIS B & HEPATITIS B SERUM MARKERS | 322 | ||
| HEPATITIS C | 322 | ||
| HEPATITIS D | 323 | ||
| HEPATITIS E | 323 | ||
| INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA: BACTERIAL | 323 | ||
| SHIGELLOSIS | 323 | ||
| SALMONELLOSIS | 323 | ||
| CHOLERA | 323 | ||
| CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS | 323 | ||
| ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI | 324 | ||
| ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI | 324 | ||
| YERSINIOSIS | 324 | ||
| CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION | 324 | ||
| VIBRIOSIS | 324 | ||
| Untitled | 324 | ||
| INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA: VIRAL | 324 | ||
| NOROVIRUS | 324 | ||
| ROTAVIRUS | 325 | ||
| INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA: PROTOZOAN | 325 | ||
| GIARDIASIS | 325 | ||
| CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS | 325 | ||
| AMEBIASIS | 325 | ||
| CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES | 325 | ||
| MEASLES | 325 | ||
| MUMPS | 326 | ||
| RUBELLA | 326 | ||
| ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM | 326 | ||
| EXANTHEM SUBITUM | 326 | ||
| CHICKENPOX | 326 | ||
| CONGENITAL AND PERINATAL INFECTIONS | 326 | ||
| PERTUSSIS | 327 | ||
| HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE | 328 | ||
| BRONCHIOLITIS | 328 | ||
| KAWASAKI DISEASE | 328 | ||
| CROUP | 328 | ||
| TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES | 328 | ||
| TICK-BORNE ILLNESS AND TICKS AS VECTORS | 328 | ||
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER | 328 | ||
| LYME DISEASE | 329 | ||
| EHRLICHIOSIS | 329 | ||
| ANAPLASMOSIS | 329 | ||
| BABESIOSIS | 329 | ||
| TULAREMIA | 329 | ||
| CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER | 330 | ||
| COLORADO TICK FEVER | 330 | ||
| WORMS: ROUNDWORMS | 330 | ||
| ASCARIASIS | 330 | ||
| FILARIASIS | 330 | ||
| ONCHOCERCIASIS | 330 | ||
| PINWORM | 330 | ||
| HOOKWORM | 331 | ||
| WHIPWORM | 331 | ||
| TRICHINOSIS | 331 | ||
| DRACUNCULIASIS | 331 | ||
| CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS | 331 | ||
| THREADWORM | 331 | ||
| WORMS: TAPEWORMS | 332 | ||
| PORK TAPEWORM AND CYSTICERCOSIS | 332 | ||
| BROAD FISH TAPEWORM | 332 | ||
| BEEF TAPEWORM | 332 | ||
| ECHINOCOCCOSIS | 332 | ||
| DWARF TAPEWORM | 332 | ||
| WORMS: FLATWORMS | 332 | ||
| SCHISTOSOMIASIS | 332 | ||
| LIVER FLUKE | 333 | ||
| LUNG FLUKE | 333 | ||
| FUNGAL | 333 | ||
| SPOROTRICHOSIS | 333 | ||
| PARACOCCIDIOMYCOSIS | 333 | ||
| COCCIDIOMYCOSIS | 333 | ||
| BLASTOMYCOSIS | 333 | ||
| HISTOPLASMOSIS | 333 | ||
| TINEA INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN | 334 | ||
| TINEA VERSICOLOR | 334 | ||
| ASPERGILLOSIS | 334 | ||
| MUCORMYCOSIS | 334 | ||
| SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES | 334 | ||
| GONORRHEA | 334 | ||
| CONDYLOMA ACUMINATA | 335 | ||
| PUBIC LICE | 335 | ||
| SYPHILIS | 335 | ||
| CHLAMYDIA | 335 | ||
| TRACHOMA | 335 | ||
| REACTIVE ARTHRITIS | 336 | ||
| HERPES SIMPLEX | 336 | ||
| TRICHOMONIASIS | 336 | ||
| SCABIES | 336 | ||
| CHANCROID | 336 | ||
| DONOVANOSIS | 336 | ||
| VAGINITIS | 337 | ||
| MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM | 337 | ||
| LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM | 337 | ||
| PULMONARY | 337 | ||
| MIDDLE EASTERN RESPIRATORY SYNDROME | 337 | ||
| TUBERCULOSIS | 338 | ||
| LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE | 338 | ||
| PSITTACOSIS | 338 | ||
| AVIAN INFLUENZA | 338 | ||
| INFLUENZA | 338 | ||
| SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME | 339 | ||
| MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES | 339 | ||
| ZIKA FEVER | 339 | ||
| DENGUE | 339 | ||
| YELLOW FEVER | 339 | ||
| MALARIA | 340 | ||
| MOSQUITO-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS | 340 | ||
| CHIKUNGUNYA | 340 | ||
| RAT-, FLEA-, LOUSE-, AND CHIGGER-BORNE ILLNESSES | 340 | ||
| HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME | 340 | ||
| HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME | 341 | ||
| PLAGUE | 341 | ||
| LEPTOSPIROSIS | 341 | ||
| RAT BITE FEVER | 341 | ||
| TRENCH FEVER | 341 | ||
| SCRUB TYPHUS | 341 | ||
| EPIDEMIC TYPHUS | 342 | ||
| ENDEMIC TYPHUS | 342 | ||
| ARENAVIRIDAE | 342 | ||
| OROPHARYNGEAL INFECTIONS | 342 | ||
| PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS | 342 | ||
| DIPHTHERIA | 342 | ||
| HERPANGINA | 343 | ||
| THRUSH | 343 | ||
| STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS | 343 | ||
| VIRAL | 343 | ||
| EBOLA | 343 | ||
| RABIES | 343 | ||
| AIDS: OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS | 344 | ||
| SMALLPOX | 344 | ||
| MONONUCLEOSIS | 345 | ||
| POLIO | 345 | ||
| PARASITES AND PRIONS | 345 | ||
| CHAGAS DISEASE | 345 | ||
| AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS | 345 | ||
| PEDICULOSIS | 345 | ||
| NAEGLERIASIS | 345 | ||
| PRION DISEASES | 346 | ||
| BACTERIAL | 346 | ||
| ANTHRAX | 346 | ||
| BOTULISM | 346 | ||
| BRUCELLOSIS | 346 | ||
| TYPHOID FEVER | 346 | ||
| CAT SCRATCH FEVER | 347 | ||
| LEPROSY | 347 | ||
| INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS | 347 | ||
| TETANUS | 347 | ||
| LISTERIOSIS | 347 | ||
| Q FEVER | 348 | ||
| MELIOIDOSIS | 348 | ||
| Index | 349 | ||
| A | 349 | ||
| B | 350 | ||
| C | 351 | ||
| D | 352 | ||
| E | 353 | ||
| F | 353 | ||
| G | 354 | ||
| H | 355 | ||
| I | 356 | ||
| J | 356 | ||
| K | 356 | ||
| L | 357 | ||
| M | 357 | ||
| N | 358 | ||
| O | 359 | ||
| P | 359 | ||
| Q | 360 | ||
| R | 361 | ||
| S | 361 | ||
| T | 363 | ||
| U | 363 | ||
| V | 364 | ||
| W | 364 | ||
| X | 364 | ||
| Y | 364 | ||
| Z | 364 |