Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 23rd Edition

Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 23rd Edition

It is indeed gratifying that this book has seen twenty two successful editions and is now entering the twenty-third edition with a brand new look. Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 23rd Edition is in keeping with the tradition of release of new editions at regular intervals, with the objective to match the pace of everchanging subject matter. The book has been thoroughly updated and revised

PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS

Aims of Epidemiology ………………… 53 Association and causation ……………………………. 87
Epidemiological approach …………… 53 Uses of epidemiology …………………………………… 91
Rates and ratios ………………………… 55 Infectious disease epidemiology ……………………. 92
Measurement of mortality …………… 56 Disease transmission ……………………………………. 94
Measurement of morbidity …………. 60 Immunity …………………………………………………… 101
Epidemiologic methods ……………… 62 Immunizing agents ……………………………………… 103
Descriptive epidemiology …………… 63 Disease prevention and control …………………… 118
Analytical epidemiology ……………… 70 Disinfection ………………………………………………… 126
Experimental epidemiology ………… 80 Investigation of an epidemic ………………………. 131

SCREENING FOR DISEASE
Concept of screening ………………. 135 Sensitivity and specificity ……………………………. 139
Uses of screening ……………………. 136 Problems of the borderline …………………………. 141
Criteria for screening ………………. 137
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
I. Respiratory infections
Smallpox ………………………………… 143 Diphtheria …………………………………………………. 159
Chickenpox ……………………………. 143 Whooping cough ……………………………………….. 163
Measles ………………………………….. 146 Meningococcal meningitis …………………………… 165
Rubella ………………………………….. 150 Acute respiratory infections ………………………… 16 7
Mumps …………………………………… 152 SARS ………………………………………………………… 174
Influenza ………………………………… 153 Tuberculosis ………………………………………………. 176
II. Intestinal infections
Poliomyelitis …………………………… 202 Food poisoning ………………………………………….. 238
Viral hepatitis …………………………. 210 Amoebiasis ………………………………………………… 241
Acute diarrhoeal diseases ………… 221 Ascariasis ………………………………………………….. 242
Cholera ………………………………….. 228 Hookworm infection ………………………………….. 243
Typhoid fever …………………………. 234 Dracunculiasis ……………………………………………. 245
III. Arthropod-borne Infections
Dengue syndrome …………………… 246 Lymphatic Filariasis ……………………………………. 270
Malaria …………………………………… 255
IV. Zoonoses
Viral Bacterial
Rabies ……………………………………. 276 Brucellosis …………………………………………………. 290
Yellow fever ……………………………. 282 Leptospirosis ……………………………………………… 291
Japanese encephalitis ……………… 284 Plague ………………………………………………………. 292
KFD ……………………………………….. 287 Human salmonellosis …………………………………. 298
Chikungunya fever …………………. 289
Rickettsial diseases Parasitic zoonoses
Rickettsial zoo noses ………………… 299 Taeniasis ……………………………………………………. 302
Scrub typhus ………………………….. 300 Hydatid disease …………………………………………. 303
Murine typhus ………………………… 300 Leishmaniasis ……………………………………………. 304
Tick typhus …………………………….. 300
Q Fever ………………………………….. 301

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Cardiovascular diseases ………….. 365
Coronary heart disease : ….. ……… 366
Hypertension ………………………….. 372
Stroke ……………………………………. 377
Rheumatic heart disease …………. 378
Cancer ………………………………………………………. 381
Diabetes ……………………………………………………. 392
Obesity ………………………………………………………. 397
Blindness …………………………………………………… 401
Accidents and Injuries ……………………………….. .404
Other Chapters
8. DEMOGRAPHY AND FAMILY PLANNING
9. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE IN OBSTETRICS,
PAEDIATRICS AND GERIATRICS
10. NUTRITION AND HEALTH
11. MEDICINE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
12. ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
13. HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
14. DISASTER MANAGEMENT
15. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
16. GENETICS AND HEALTH
17. MENTAL HEALTH
18. HEALTH INFORMATION AND BASIC MEDICAL STATISTICS
19. COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
20. HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
21. HEALTH CARE OF THE COMMUNITY
22. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

The other topics of interest are Global Hunger Index, the current situation about Millennium Development Goals, revised classification of adverse events following immunization, the new and updated matter about child and maternal mortality, Mission Indradhanush (launched on 25th December 2014), and many more. 121h Five Year Plan replaces the ll 1h Plan.Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 23rd Edition boo kis helpful for the third year mbbs students also.