Communicable Diseases

 Completely updated and revised, and now published in its fifth edition with an integrated eBook, this prestigious and best-selling text has continued to provide an essential overview of the subject for over 20 years. A comprehensive yet synoptic account of diseases and their modes of transmission, the book covers epidemiology, control strategies, notifications and regulations, as well as an overview of the major diseases established, new and emerging.

Concise so that key information can be found at a glance.
Numerous clear diagrams, bullet points and tables for rapid review and learning.
Integrated eBook for online use or download to a desktop, tablet or smartphone.

Communicable Diseases continues to provide an essential resource for all those in public health and medical science, and for healthcare workers needing a comprehensive yet concise practical text.

Table of Contents

    0: Introduction
    1: Elements of Communicable Diseases
    2: Communicable Disease Theory
    3: Control Principles and Methods
    4: Control Strategy and Organization
    5: Notification and Health Regulations
    6: Classification of Communicable Diseases
    7: Diseases of Poor Hygiene
    8: Faecal–Oral Diseases
    9: Food-borne Diseases
    10: Diseases of Soil Contact
    11: Diseases of Water Contact
    12: Skin Infections
    13: Respiratory Diseases and Other Airborne-transmitted Infections
    14: Diseases Transmitted via Body Fluids
    15: Insect-borne Diseases
    16: Ectoparasite Zoonoses
    17: Domestic and Synanthropic Zoonoses
    18: Pregnancy and Infection
    19: New and Emerging Diseases
    20: List of Communicable Diseases