Fever in the returning traveller

GENERAL RESOURCES

Learning Objectives

  • Describe common infectious causes of fever in returning traveller, fever of unknown origin with particular reference to emerging / re-emerging infections and their epidemiology, including dengue, typhoid fever and malaria.
  • Outline agent biology, pathogenesis of disease and the manner in which infections manifest clinically.
  • Suggest diagnostic approaches as part of management plan that includes specific therapy (if available) as well as infection prevention and control / public health measures.

BY Disease

TYPHOID

Learning objectives

  • Describe the epidemiology and pathophysiology of Samonella typhi
  • Suggest an approach to diagnosis and management of typhoid fever
  • Describe commonly associated complications
  • Suggest public health interventions that need to be implemented
DENGUE

Learning Objectives

  • Definition
  • Epidemiology
  • Virology
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Complications
  • Management
ZIKA

Learning Objectives

  • Definition
  • Epidemiology
  • Virology
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Complications
  • Management
MALARIA

One Step Ahead

  • Dengue, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX, United States)
  • Zika, Centre Virchow-Villermé
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This video has been produced by Centre Virchow-Villermé, Institut Pasteur, Université de Genève and Université Paris Descartes, as part of a MOOC untitled Global Health at the Human-Ecosystem Interface: Interdisciplinary Overview.