Overview

Completely updated and revised, and now published in its sixth edition, this best-selling text has provided an essential overview of the subject for almost 25 years. A comprehensive yet synoptic account of communicable diseases, it covers theory, epidemiology and control, then systematically groups diseases by their main means of transmission. There are special chapters on infections in pregnancy and the concern of new and emerging diseases, and an annex lists all 353 diseases in an easy reference table. This edition includes updates to all chapters and a new section on melioidosis. It: - Provides information concisely so it can be found at a glance. - Includes numerous clear diagrams, bullet points and tables for rapid review and learning. - Contains a new full-colour internal design and online lecture slides to facilitate teaching. Communicable Diseases continues to provide an essential resource for doctors, medical students and all those in public health, and for healthcare workers needing a comprehensive yet concise practical text.

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Author:   Roger Webber (formerly London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.949kg
ISBN:  

9781786395245

ISBN 10:   178639524
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   15 November 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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Roger Webber is formerly of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

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