Forward.
Preface.
List of abbreviations.
Part 1 Introduction to Immunization and Vaccines.
1. History of Immunization.
2. Timescale of vaccine introduction in the UK.
3. Immunology, immunization and vaccine development.
4. The cold chain and vaccine shortage.
5. Transmission of infection.
6. Infectivity and exclusion periods of infections.
7. Immunization in practice.
8. Expanded programme on immunization.
9. Vaccine damage payment scheme.
10. Information sheet for parents.
11. Viral and bacterial vaccines.
12. Special precautions for all vaccines.
13. Special precautions for liver vaccines.
14. Treating anaphylaxis.
Part 2 The UK National Immunization Programme Vaccines.
15. Complications of infectious diseases and vaccines: an aide-meìmoire.
16. Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTP) combined and diphtheria/tetanus (DT,Td) combined.
17. Diphtheria.
18. Tetanus.
19. Pertussis.
20. Haemophilus influenzae b.
21. Poliomyelitis.
22. Measles/mumps/rubella combined.
23. Measles.
24. Mumps.
25. Rubella.
26. Meningococcal infection.
27. Tuberculiosis.
Part 3 The Other Vaccines.
28. Anthrax.
29. Cholera.
30. Hepatitis A.
31. Hepatitis A and typhoid combined vaccine.
32. Hepatitis B.
33. Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine.
34. Influenza.
35. Japanese B encephalitis.
36. Plague.
37. Pneumococcal infection.
38. Rabies.
39. Tick-borne encephalitis.
40. Typhoid.
41. Varicella.
42. Yellow fever.
Part 4 The Practice and Immunization.
43. Immunization fees and the UK GP.
44. Immunization and audit.
45. Electronic recall systems for completion of immunization.
46. The practice nurse and immunization.
47. Practice nurse: pre-vaccination checklist.
Part 5 Travel Health.
48. Introduction to travel health.
49. Travel clinics.
50. Advice to travellers.
51. Legal aspects of advice for travellers.
52. Air travel.
53. Tunnel travel.
54. Motion sickness.
55. Sea cruises.
56. High altitude sickness.
57. Travellers at risk.
58. The returned traveller.
59. Malaria.
Part 6 Immunization and Travel Information Resources.
60. International Society of Travel Medicine.
61. Specimen immunization exemption certificate.
62. Notifiable diseases.
63. Reciprocal healthcare agreements between the UK and other non-EEA countries.
64. Sources of travel information: useful addresses/telephone numbers/websites.
65. Embassies and High Commissions in London.
66. World travel advice checklist.
67. Travel vaccines administration summary
