GIDEON update 1998.1
March 1, 1998
Software Improvements GIDEON now contains over 5,000 interactive"synonyms" (geographic designations, proprietary drug and vaccine names,
taxonomic changes in bacteriology, etc).
Diagnosis The designations, "Hematemesis' and
"Eosinophilia >3,000 or >30% of leukocytes" has been added to the list
of signs and symptoms. This may alter laboratory data recorded for
patients currently filed in your program. We suggest that you print out
the signs and symptoms for patients in your current files, before
installing these new update diskettes.
Clinical database updated Astrakhan fever, Barmah
Forest disease,
Legionellosis, Monkeypox
Epidemiology
<Worldwide notes> for a wide range of diseases have
been added/expanded.
These text files are invaluable in preparing reviews, lecture handouts,
etc. Take the time to review these notes
Disease distribution
Angiostrongyliasis, Babesiosis, Bertielliasis,
Blastomycosis, Ehrlichiosis - granulocytic,
Plague
Name changed
"Tick-borne encephalitis" replaces "European
tick encephalitis"
Notes expanded or updated:
All reportable diseases Guam, Hong Kong,
Netherlands, Norway, Puerto
Rico, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Trust Territories - U.S., United
Kingdom, United States Trust Territories,
Virgin Islands
Aeromonas & vibrio
Canada, Israel, Sweden, United States
Ameba - free living
<Worldwide>
Anisakiasis
<Worldwide>
Anthrax
Haiti
Ascariasis
<Worldwide>
Aspergillosis
<Worldwide>
Babesiosis
Spain
Bartonellosis - cat borne Austria
Blastomycosis
United States
Brain abscess
<Worldwide>
Brucellosis
Italy, Yemen
California encephalitis United States,
<Worldwide>
Campylobacteriosis
Israel
Candidiasis
<Worldwide>
Chlamydia infections - misc Denmark
Clostridium difficile colitis United Kingdom
Chromomycosis
Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Venezuela,
<Worldwide>
Clonorchiasis
<Worldwide>
Coccidioidomycosis
Mexico, United States
Coenurosis
<Worldwide>
Cryptosporidiosis
Japan, Nepal, United Kingdom, United States
Cutaneous larva migrans
<Worldwide>
Cyclosporiasis
United States
Dengue
All reporting countries, <Worldwide>
Dicrocoeliasis
<Worldwide>
Diphtheria
Russia
Dipylidiasis
<Worldwide>
Dirofilariasis
Brazil, Israel, <Worldwide>
Dracunculiasis
Ghana, Russia
Echinococcosis - granulosis China
Echinococcosis - multilocul. Germany, <Worldwide>
Echinococcosis - vogeli
<Worldwide>
Echinostomiasis
<Worldwide>
Ehrlichiosis - human granul. Germany
Entomophthoramycosis
<Worldwide>
Esch. coli diarrhea
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Israel,
Italy, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United
States, <Worldwide>
Filariasis - bancroftian <Worldwide>
Filariasis - brugia
Malaysia, <Worldwide>
Giardiasis
Nepal
Gonorrhea
Denmark
Hantavirus resp. distress Argentina, Canada,
United States
Hepatitis A
Belgium, Finland, French Guiana
Hepatitis B
Egypt, Pakistan, Thailand, <Worldwide>
Hepatitis C
All countries, <Worldwide>
Hepatitis D
Egypt
Hepatitis E
French Guiana, Morocco, Portugal
Hepatitis G
Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Nicaragua,
Peru, Taiwan, Thailand
Herpesvirus simiae
United States, <Worldwide>
Heterophyiasis
<Worldwide>
Histoplasmosis
United States
Influenza
<Worldwide>
Japanese encephalitis
Papua New Guinea
Lagoschilascariasis
<Worldwide>
Legionellosis
Antigua, Spain, Turkey, <Worldwide>
Leishmaniasis - cutaneous Libya, Saudi Arabia,
Syria
Leishmaniasis - visceral Morocco, Niger
Leprosy
Tanzania, United Kingdom
Leptospirosis
Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom
Linguatulosis
<Worldwide>
Listeriosis
France
Lobomycosis
Brazil, <Worldwide>
Lyme disease
Austria, United Kingdom
Measles
Anguilla, Antigua, Belize, Romania,
Russia, <Worldwide>
Meningitis
Belgium, Dem. Rep. Congo, France, Ghana,
Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Mali, Malta, Mozambique, Spain, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom, <Worldwide>
Metagonimiasis
<Worldwide>
Monkeypox
Dem. Rep. Congo
Mumps
Canada
Norwalk agent
Japan, Malta, United States, <Worldwide>
Opisthorchiasis
<Worldwide>
Ornithosis
Austria
Paracoccidioidomycosis
<Worldwide>
Paragonimiasis
Vietnam, <Worldwide>
Pertussis
Australia, Russia, Switzerland
Plague
All endemic countries, <Worldwide>
Poliomyelitis
All countries, <Worldwide>
Protothecosis
<Worldwide>
Pyomyositis
<Worldwide>
Q fever
French Guiana, Netherlands
Rat bite fever - spirillary <Worldwide>
Rat bite fever - streptobac. <Worldwide>
Rabies
Israel, Nigeria, United States
Relapsing fever
United States
Rheumatic fever
Guadeloupe
Rift Valley fever
Kenya, Somalia
Ross River disease
Australia
Rotavirus infections
United States
Salmonellosis
Canada, Israel, Norway, Russia, United
Kingdom, United States, <Worldwide>
Schistosomiasis - haematob. Saudi Arabia
Schistosomiasis - mansoni Puerto Rico
Shigellosis
Russia
Sindbis
Russia, South Africa, <Worldwide>
Sporotrichosis
Japan, <Worldwide>
Syphilis
Hong Kong
Tanapox
<Worldwide>
Tetanus
United States
Toxocariasis
<Worldwide>
Toxoplasmosis
Iran
Trachoma
Ethiopia
Trichinosis
China, France, Spain, Thailand, <Worldwide>
Trichostrongyliasis
<Worldwide>
Tropical pulm. eosinophilia <Worldwide>
Trypanosomiasis - American Bolivia, Uruguay
Tularemia
Italy
Tungiasis
Trinidad and Tobago, <Worldwide>
Vesicular stomatitis
<Worldwide>
Western equine encephalitis <Worldwide>
Yersiniosis
New Zealand
Zygomycosis
<Worldwide>
High-impact global diseases:
AIDS
All countries, <Worldwide>
Cholera
Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea
Bissau, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kenya,
Malaysia, Mozambique, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Russia, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United
States, Venezuela
Malaria
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana,
Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
Netherlands, New Caledonia, Pakistan,
Puerto Rico, South Africa, Suriname,
Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United
States, Trust Territories, <Worldwide>
Tuberculosis
American Samoa, Austria, Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland,
Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico,
Romania, Russia, San Marino, South Africa,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trust
Territories - U.S., United Kingdom, United
States, Virgin Islands, Yugoslavia
Yellow fever
Kenya, Malaysia, Trinidad
Therapy
Pharmacological profile
Cefepine, Cidofovir, Indinavir, Rabies
immune globulin, Rifampin, Saqinavir
Susceptibility database
Human herpesvirus 6, Human herpesvirus 8
Interactions database
Carvedilol, Ropinirole, Zolpidem
Contraindications (Vaccines) Tacrolimus
Microbiology
New taxa added
Abiotropha elgans, Erwinia persicinus,
Mycobacterium heidelbergense
Phenotypic database
Peptococcus niger, Peptostreptococcus
vaginalis, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
If you have any additional information which you would like to see added
to your GIDEON program, please let us know (forward relevant documentation,
photocopy or reprint).
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