Acute respiratory infection / the Wellcome Trust.

This is part of the Topics in International Health series developed by the Wellcome Trust for use as an interactive educational resource in tropical and international health. The series is designed for use by medical and life science students, researchers, and healthcare professionals. The Acute Respiratory Infection CD-ROM provides an illustrated introduction to acute respiratory infection, including causes, diagnosis, clinical features, case management, pathology, epidemiology, and prevention and control. An electronic glossary of medical and scientific terms with an easy-to-use interface is included. The CD-ROM consists of 13 interactive tutorials with approximately 400 images. The tutorials cover the following topics: Overview, Aetiology and risk factors / Pathology / Respiratory defences / Clinical features / Diagnosis / Case management / Epidemiology / Prevention and control / Vaccination programmes / Programme management and surveillance / Supplementary assessments.