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Section 1: General Topics:Introduction;Immunology and Immunisation;Chemotherapy;Hospital Acquired Infection;Pyrexia of Unknown Origin;Section 2: System based (Part 1) and Specific Infections (Part 2):2. Eye and Upper Respiratory Tract;Conjunctivitis, Keratitis & uveitis;Tonsillitis & pharyngitis;Parotitis & cervical lymphadenitis;Epiglottitis & laryngotracheobronchitis;Trachoma;Stretococcal tonsillitis;Diphtheria;Glandular fever;Mumps;Epiglottitis;Laryngotracheobronchitis;3. Lower Respiratory Tract:Pleural effusion, emphyema & lung abscess;Community acquired pneumonia in adults;Chronic pneumonia;Bronchiolitis & childhood pneumonia;Influenza;Bronchiolitis;Chlamydia pneumoniae infection;Psittacosis;Q fever;Mycoplasmal pneumonia;Legionnaire's disease;Streptococcal pneumonia;Whooping Cough;Tuberculosis; 4. Cardiovascular System:Endocarditis, myocarditis & pericarditis;Endocarditis;Rheumatic fever;5. Nervous System:Acute meningitis;Encephalitis;Brain abscess;Myelitis, polyneuritis & spinal subdural abscess;Meningococcal infection;Haemophilus meningitis;Pneumococcal meningitis;Neonatal meningitis;Listeriosis and listeria mengitis;Poliomyelitis;Other enteroviral infections;Encephalitis;Acute polyneuritis;Reye's syndrome;Botulism;Tetanus;Slow virus infection;6. Skin & Subcutaneous Tissues:Infections associated with a widespread rash;Infections associated with a localised rash;Measles;Rubella;Erythema infectiosum;Roseola infantum;Pityriasis rosea;Scarlet fever, streptococcal pyoderma, cellulitis & erysipelas;Toxic shock syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, boils & carbuncles;Kawasaki's syndrome;Erythema multiforme;Henoch-Schonlein purpura;Herpes simplex infection;Chickenpox & Herpes zoster;Cutaneous infestations & insect bites;Erythema nodosum;Warts, Molluscum contagiosum, Orf & Paravaccinia;Ringworm (Dermatophytosis) & Pityriasis versicolor;Anthrax;7. Gastrointestinal tract (including Food Poisoning):Diarrhoea;Helicobacter pylori infection;Shigella infection;Campylobacter infection;Salmonella infection;Diarrhoea due to Eschirichia coli;Cholera and other vibrios;Clostridium difficile colitis;Bacillus cereus food poisoning;Clostridium perfringens food poisoning;Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning;Rarer types of bacterial diarrhoea;Viral gastroenteritis (Rotavirus & other enteric viruses);Parasitic diarrhoea (giardia, cryptosporidium, microsporidium, isospora, cyclospora, Entamoeba histolytica);Food poisoning;Typhoid & paratyphoid fever; 8. Liver & Biliary Tract:;Liver abscess;Hepatitis;Cholangitis & Cholecystitis;Hepatitis A;Hepatitis B;Hepatitis C;Hepatitis delta;Hepatitis E; 9. Genitourinary Tract:;Genital ulcer;Urinary tract infection, urethritis & the urethral syndrome;Pelvic inflammatory disease;Syphilis; Gonorrhea; 10. Bone & Joint:;Osteomyelitis & Infective Arthritis; Section 3: Infection in the Immunocompromised Host: 11. Acquired Infections:;Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS);Candidiasis;Aspergillosis;Other fungal infections;Cytomegalovirus disease;HTLV 1 disease; 12. Congenital & Neonatal Infections:;Section 4: Zoonoses, Tropical Diseases & Helminths: 13. Zoonoses & Tropical Infections:;Zoonoses; Malaria;South American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease);African Trypanosomiasis;Leishmaniasis;Toxoplasmosis;Rabies;Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers;Brucellosis;Rickettsial diseases;Leptospirosis; 14. Helminthiasis;