This review addresses the diagnosis, prevention, and management of infectious diseases in sports, including skin, water-related, viral, and blood-borne infections, as well as vaccinations.
BECK, C. K. Infectious diseases in sports. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 7, Suppl., pp. S431–S438, 2000. Participation in sports in on the increase; this article addresses the intersection of sports and infectious diseases. Some infections occur with increased incidence in sports; others have an increased impact in that setting. Addressed in this article are issues of diagnosis, prevention, and management of many of these infections. Included are skin/soft tissue infections, infections related to water exposure, viral infections, infections related to blood exposure, and vaccinations.
Christopher Beck (Sat,) conducted a review in Infectious diseases in sports. This review addresses the diagnosis, prevention, and management of infectious diseases in sports, including skin, water-related, viral, and blood-borne infections, as well as vaccinations.