Infectious Diseases – Diseases

is divided into two columns. On the left is a list of diseases, and buttons to select Fingerprint, Synonyms, or Graphs. These buttons are located under the Diseases tab heading:

• Fingerprint – Displays the Fingerprint options.
• Synonyms -  Lists disease synonyms.
• Graphs – Displays country and disease-specific graphs.

The diseases Fingerprint is a valuable tool for the diagnostician. It can be used to create disease profiles and to generate reports on the status of diseases in any country.

The user employs the diseases Fingerprint button to generate a list of diseases that fit an epidemiological profile. The following pull down lists are displayed:

• Agent – Classification (e.g., virus, parasite) and taxonomic designation.
• Vector – An arthropod or other living carrier which transports an infectious agent from an infected organism or reservoir to a susceptible individual or immediate surroundings.
• Vehicle - The mode of transmission for an infectious agent. This generally implies a passive and inanimate (i.e., non-vector) mode.
• Reservoir – Any animal, arthropod, plant, soil or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies, on which it depends primarily for survival, and where it reproduces itself in such a manner that it can be transmitted to a susceptible host.
• Country – In general, this list of country names corresponds to accepted geographical and political designations. Click to display country synonyms.

Fingerprint has the following buttons:

• Reset – Reverts to the original diseases list.
• Compares selected diseases.
• E-mails the results.
• Prints the results.

The Synonyms button lists disease synonyms. Click on the other name of the disease to jump to the relevant disease in GIDEON.

The Graphs button allows the user to create a chart comparing multiple data graphs.

Graphs allows the user to compare diseases using multiple data graphs.  The disease lists can be sorted by either Country or Disease name.  To compare selected diseases the user simply selects the relevant graphs (located in the lower lefthand box) to be compared, and hits the  button.

An example of a disease comparison chart is displayed below:

The right column of the Diseases tab comprises of a window with four tabs on top, and a Personal Notes window on the bottom.

The tabs are:

• – see General Tab
• – see Distribution Tab
• – see Images Tab
• – see Clinical Tab

The box appears in the lower right section of this window. The user can enter notes that will be associated with the disease. The notes can be modified or deleted. For Institutional users, these notes may be altered only by administrator.