SARS, West Nile Virus, Avian Flu, and bioterrorism-related Anthrax are among the many infectious diseases that dominate the discussion among public health officials and policy makers today. This timely revision of Infectious Disease Epidemiology has been thoroughly updated to cover these and many other contemporary issues in infectious diseases.
Updates include four new chapters on Immunology, Measles, Meningococcal Disease, and Vector-borne infections. The HIV chapter has been substantially expanded to include issues of Host Genetics as well as a review of behavioral interventions. Special attention has been given to the overlapping epidemics of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a description of the activity and funding for these neglected crises. The authors have also included some basic information from the disciplines of molecular biology, immunology, and human behavior to help the epidemiologist design or evaluate programs to control infectious diseases.
This comprehensive, reader-friendly text is an essential resource for both students and professionals of infectious disease epidemiology.
Table of Contents
PART I—METHODS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY
1. Early History of Infectious Disease: Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
Kenrad E. Nelson and Carolyn F. Masters Williams
2. Epidemiology of Infectious Disease: General Principles
Kenrad E. Nelson
3. Study Design
Carolyn F. Masters Williams and Kenrad E. Nelson
4. Surveillance
Kenrad E. Nelson and Frangiscos Sifakis
5. Outbreak Epidemiology
Diane M. Dwyer and Carmela Groves
6. Mathematical Modeling: The Dynamics of Infection
Joan L. Aron
7. Geographic Information Systems
Gregory E. Glass
8. Microbiology Tools for the Epidemiologist
James Dick and Nikki M. Parrish
9. Molecular Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
John S. Francis, Susan M. Harrington, Karen C. Carroll, and William R. Bishai
10. The Immune System and Host Defense Against Infections
Joseph B. Margolick, Richard B. Markham, and Alan L. Scott
11. Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future
Anita M. Loughlin and Steffanie A. Strathdee
12. Nutrition and Infection
Alice M. Tang, Ellen Smit, and Richard D. Semba
13. Emerging and New Infectious Diseases
Kenrad E. Nelson
14. Nosocomial Infections
Rashid A. Chotani, Mary-Claire Roghmann, and Trish M. Perl
PART II—AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION
15. Epidemiology and Prevention of Influenza
Mark C. Steinhoff
16. Measles
William J. Moss and Martin O. Ota
17. Global Epidemiology of Meningococcal Infections
Mark C. Steinhoff
18. Tuberculosis
Jacqueline S. Coberly and Richard E. Chaisson
19. The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections
Neil M.H. Graham, Kenrad E. Nelson, and Mark C. Steinhoff
PART III—DIARRHEAL DISEASES
20. Diarrheal Diseases
Robert E. Black and Clasdio F. Lanata
PART IV—BLOOD AND BODY FLUID AS A RESERVOIR OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
21. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and theAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Kenrad E. Nelson, Rohit Chitale, and David D. Celentano
22. Viral Hepatitis
Kenrad E. Nelson and David L. Thomas
23. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Jonathan M. Zenilman
PART VI—VECTORBORNE AND PARASITE DISEASES 1021
24. Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases
Kenrad E. Nelson
25. Lyme Disease
Diane E. Griffin
26. The Epidemiology and Control of Malaria
Richard H. Morrow and William J. Moss
27. Epidemiology of Helminth Infections
Clive Shiff