A to Z of topics
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- A
- Air pollution and health Air Pollution, PM10, NO2, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide,
- Antimicrobial use and resistance amr, antimicrobial use,
- Avian influenza bird flu, avian flu, ,
- B
- Blue-green algae Cyanobacteria, blue-green algae, BGA,
- Body piercing and tattooing body modification, tatoos, peircing, tattoos, microblading, microneedling, tatooing, micropigmentation,
- Botulism Clostridium botulinum, C. botulinum, C botulinum,
- Brucella Brucellosis, , ,
- Built environment
- C
- Campylobacter Campylobacteriosis, , ,
- Chemical and environmental incidents deliberate release, natural disasters, major incidents,
- Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) CBRN, terrorism, suspect packages, white powder, deliberate release,
- Chickenpox Varicella zoster, , ,
- Chlamydia Chlamydia trachomatis, STI, sexually transmitted infection, C. trachomatis, C trachomatis,
- Chlamydophila psittaci Psittacosis, Ornithosis, Parrot fever, Chlamydophila psittaci, C. psittaci, C psittaci,
- Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) cdiff, cdi, cdad, c diff, c. diff, clostridium, c difficile, c. difficile,
- Contaminated land Brownfield, , ,
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
- Cryptosporidium Cryptosporidiosis,
- Cyclospora Cyclosporiasis, , ,
- D
- Decontamination contamination, , ,
- Diphtheria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, diptheria, Corynebacterium ulcerans, C ulcerans, C. ulcerans,
- E
- Escherichia coli bacteraemia surveillance ecoli bacteraemia, e. coli bacteraemia, e.coli bacteraemia, e coli bacteraemia, ecab,
- Escherichia coli O157 (STEC) ecoli O157, e coli O157, e.coli O157, e. coli O157, STEC, VTEC, shiga toxin, verotoxin,
- G
- Genital herpes Herpes Simplex, STI, sexually transmitted infection, H. simplex, H simplex,
- Giardia Giardia lamblia, G. lamblia, G lamblia, Giardiasis, beaver fever,
- Gonorrhoea Neisseria gonorrhoeae, STI, sexually transmitted infection, N. gonorrhoeae, N gonorrhoeae,
- H
- Haemophilus influenzae H. influenzae, H influenzae, hib,
- Hajj travel Mecca, Islamic pilgrimage, Hadj, Hadji, Haj,
- Hand hygiene hand hygiene,
- Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI)
- Healthcare infection incidents and outbreaks
- Hepatitis A HAV, Hep A,
- Hepatitis B HBV, Hep B, Bloodborne Viruses, BBV, blood borne viruses, Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI,
- Hepatitis C HCV, Hep C, Bloodborne Viruses, BBV, blood borne viruses, Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI,
- Hepatitis E HEV, Hep E, ,
- HIV human immunodeficiency virus, Bloodborne Viruses, BBV, blood borne viruses, Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI,
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) HPV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI, genital warts, cervical cancer,
- I
- Incineration waste disposal, energy from waste, EfW, incinerators,
- Influenza flu,
- L
- Legionella Legionella pneumophila, legionellosis, L. pneumophila, L pneumophila, Pontiac fever, Legionnaires' disease,
- Leptospirosis Weil's disease, Leptospira, ,
- Listeria Listeria monocytogenes, L. monocytogenes, L monocytogenes, listeriosis,
- Lyme Disease Lyme borreliosis, L. borreliosis, L borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, B. burgdorferi, B burgdorferi, Borrelia,
- M
- Malaria
- Measles
- Meningococcal disease Neisseria meningitidis, N. meningitidis, N meningitidis,
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Mers-CoV, Mers CoV, ,
- Multi-drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) admission screening MDRO, , ,
- Mumps
- N
- Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) IDU, intravenous drug use, injecting drug users, NESI,
- Norovirus winter vomiting bug, winter vomiting virus, ,
- P
- Parvovirus B19 Fifth disease, Erythrovirus B19, ,
- Pneumococcal disease Streptococcus pneumoniae, S pneumoniae, S. pneumoniae,
- Point prevalence surveys of healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial prescribing point prevalence, , ,
- Poliomyelitis Poliovirus, Polio, ,
- Pollution prevention and control PPC, , ,
- Public health microbiology ref lab, labs, microbiology,
- Q
- Quality improvement tools bundles, key recommendations, literature reviews,
- R
- Rabies animal bites, bat bites, ,
- Radiation
- Reference laboratories
- Rotavirus
- Rubella german measles,
- S
- Salmonella
- Scottish Urinary Tract Infection Network SUTIN, UTI, urinary tract infection, hydration,
- Seasonal respiratory pathogens seasonal influenza, flu, ,
- Sexually transmitted infection STI, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis,
- Shigella shigellosis, , ,
- Shingles Herpes zoster, H. zoster, H zoster, Varicella zoster, V. zoster, V zoster,
- Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia surveillance staph aureus bacteraemia, s aureus bacteraemia, s.aureus bacteraemia, s. aureus bacteraemia, sab,
- Streptococcal infections
- Surgical site infection ssi, surgery, surgical site infection surveillance,
- Surveillance of HAI in intensive care units ICU,
- Syphilis Treponema pallidum, STI, sexually transmitted infection, T. pallidum, T pallidum,
- T
- Tetanus Clostridium tetani, C. tetani, C tetani,
- Toxoplasma Toxoplasma gondii, T. gondii, T gondii,
- Travellers' health travel, travelling, ,
- Tuberculosis TB,
- U
- Unconventional oil and gas unconverntional oil, fracking, hydraulic fracturing, coal bed methane,
- V
- Viral haemorrhagic fevers VHF, dengue, ebola, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fever,
- W
- Whooping cough Bordetella pertussis, B. pertussis, B pertussis, pertussis,
- Y
- Yellow fever vaccination centres
- Yersinia
- Z
- Zika
- Zoonoses zoonotic, pasteurellosis, hantavirus, toxocariasis, trichinellosis, Pasteurella mutlocida, Toxocara canis, Visceral toxocariasis, Ocular toxocariasis, Trichinella,