Unit 33: Common infectious diseases
Contents
Your Aims:
At the end of this unit, you should be able to:
- List signs and symptoms of common infectious diseases (including STIs)
- Describe and explain possible complications of each, and when a casualty should be referred to hospital
There are many, many infectious diseases. Here are some of the most common. We have
put some of the more common ones here, in alphabetical order. There is a lot more information about HIV and AIDS in this book after the other infectious diseases. We have put in some blank tables at the end of this section that you can use to fill in information about other diseases that are common in your area.
Cholera
Genital herpes
Gonorrhoea
Hepatitis
Malaria
Measles
Meningitis
Polio
Syphilis
Tetanus
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Other diseases
