LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AAFB	Acid-alcohol fast bacillus
ACTM	The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
AFB	Acid-fast bacillus
AIDS	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ALA	Amoebic liver abscess
API	Annual Parasitic Index
ARC	AIDS-related complex
BB	Borderline borderline leprosy
BCG	Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
BL	Borderline lepromatous leprosy
BT	Borderline tuberculoid leprosy
CLM	Cutaneous larva migrans
CNS	Central nervous system
CPR	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CT	Computerised tomography
CVS	Cardiovascular system
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid.
EadEC	Enteroadherent Escherichia coli
EAR	Expired air resuscitation
ECC	External cardiac compression
ECG	Electrocardiogram
EEG	Electroencephalogram
EHEC	Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli
EIEC	Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EM	Electron microscopy
EPEC	Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
ESR	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ETEC	Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
FTA-ABS	Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbtion test
GIT	Gastrointestinal tract
G6PD	Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
Hb	Haemoglobin
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HSV	Herpes Simplex Virus
Ig	Immunoglobulin
INAH	Isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide)
IV	Intravenous
LGV	Lymphogranuloma venereum
LL	Lepromatous leprosy
MCH	Mean corpuscular haemoglobin
MCHC	Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
MCV	Mean corpuscular volume
mf	Microfilaria
NHMRC	National Health and Medical Research Council
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
PCV	Packed cell volume
PPEM	Potentially Pathogenic Environmental Mycobacteria
PUO	Pyrexia of unknown origin
RBC	Red blood cell
RDA	Recommended Dietary Allowance
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
RPR	Rapid plasma reagin test
SC	Subcutaneous
SCUBA	Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
spp	Species
STD/I	Sexually transmitted disease/infection
TB	Tuberculosis
TPHA	Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay
TPI	Treponema pallidum immobilisation test
TT	Tuberculoid leprosy
UTI	Urinary tract infection
VDRL	Venereal Diseases Reference Laboratory Test
VLM	Visceral larva migrans
WBC	White blood cell
WHO	World Health Organisation