The tropical region of the Earth, due to its proximity to the equator, is considered a home to a variety of biodiversity, which is a good thing. But, this biodiversity also means countless micro-organisms and other organisms, many of which are pathogenic. And, these pathogens then give rise to a variety of diseases called tropical diseases. But, are tropical diseases only confined to the tropical region of the planet? No! Due to the free to and fro movement of people, the so called “tropical diseases” aren’t localised to a specific region anymore. So, what once was a tropical dweller’s disease, has transformed to a tropical traveller’s disease too. And, with the climate change and other phenomena, more and more such diseases are popping up around the world. A physician should know about tropical diseases, regardless of the location of his clinic. This is because, on any fine morning, he could encounter a case of tropical disease in a patient who just returned from a tropical region. This course will help you gain vast amount of information about various tropical diseases, their clinical features, investigations and management.

With an increase in epidemics all over the world, tropical diseases are obviously a burden to the whole human community. This is also buttressed by the fact that international borders are virtually becoming porous due to the increased movement of the human population from region to region. Most physicians as students might not have given much importance to the studies and management strategies of tropical diseases. But, their increased incidence must be enough to nudge physicians towards studying these diseases in detail.