Document ID (ISN) | 57749 |
CIS number |
92-667 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0885-114X - Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews |
Year |
1991 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Kligman E.W., Peate W.F., Cordes D.H. |
Title |
Occupational infections in farm workers |
Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 1991, Vol.6, No.3, p.429-446. 18 ref. |
Abstract |
This paper deals with occupational infections which can cause disease and disability in agricultural workers. Prevention and control methods discussed include: personal protective equipment; educational efforts; workplace revisions and engineering controls; animal control measures, such as vaccines and antibiotics. To the physician treating a farmer with various symptoms the paper offers checklists of questions concerning work activities, exposures, and medical history. The symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatment, and prevention and control of the 11 most common agricultural infections are presented: anthrax; ascariasis; brucellosis; viral encephalitis; leptospirosis; Q fever; rabies; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; staphylococcal infections; tetanus; tularaemia. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupation disease relation; symptoms; infectious diseases; medical treatment; agriculture; medical prevention; diagnosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; exposure tests; tularaemia; rocky mountain spotted fever; Q fever; staphylococcal infections; anthrax; brucellosis; leptospirosis; ascariasis; epidemic encephalitis; rabies; hazard evaluation; personal protective equipment; tetanus |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Zoonoses Agriculture Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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