World Health Organization Publication : Year 1984 ; Issue 9241541768: Handbook of Endemic Treponematoses ; Yaws, Endemic Syphilis, and Pinta

By Donald R. Hopkins

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Title:	World Health Organization Publication : Year 1984 ; Issue 9241541768: Handbook of Endemic Treponematoses ; Yaws, Endemic Syphilis, and Pinta
Author:	Donald R. Hopkins
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Description
Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
In spite of a considerable decrease in the prevalence of yaws, endemic syphilis, and pinta as a result of WHOIUNICEF-sponsored national control campaigns during the 1950s and 1960s, these diseases are still endemic in many parts of the world. They are usually found in remote, rural populations that have little or no access to health care and among whom the large-scale treatment activities that are needed are the most difficult to apply. In addition, constant surveillance and active case-finding and case-reporting are essential to the success of control work; these are activities that may be performed by locally-based community health workers, with support and guidance from health services at the district and national levels.

Table of Contents
Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1 . Characteristics and history of the endemic treponematoses Chapter 2 . Yaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 3 . Endemic syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 4 . Pinta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 5 . Venereal syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6 . Diagnosis of the treponematoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 7 . Treatment of the treponematoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 8 . Control of the endemic treponematoses . . . . . . . . . . Selected bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annex 1 . A glossary of medical terms used in this handbook . . . . Annex 2 . Dark-field microscope technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annex 3 . Laboratory procedures for the RPR card and VDRL tests Annex 4 . Treatment schedules for venereal syphilis recommended by the WHO Expert Committee on Venereal Diseases and Treponematoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annex 5 . Method for choosing a population sample . . . . . . . . . Page v