Infectious disease epidemiology: theory and practice

Now in its third edition, this comprehensive volume is recognized as the most authoritative review of the epidemiology of infectious disease. Divided into five sections that cover methods in infectious disease epidemiology, airborne transmission, diarrheal diseases, blood and body fluid as a reservoir of infectious diseases, vectorborne and parasite disease. This book includes chapters on methodological issues, pathogenesis, and comprehensive reviews of virtually all known infectious diseases. New to the Third Edition: HIV chapter completely updated including results of trials of Male Circumcision, HIV-vaccines, female condoms, Microbicides and new drugs. Influenza chapter updated with new material on H1/N1 and control/prevention of Influenza during a pandemic. Malaria chapter updated with new information on bed nets, prophylactic therapy of pregnant women and other high risk populations as well as new detailed examination of the organization, implementation, and accomplishments of the WHO--Roll-Back Malaria program; and a new description of the 5th Human Malaria parasite--P.knowlesi and its Epidemiology. Hepatitis chapter is revised with new information on HEV virus. New brief chapter discussing the various models of behavioral change that are useful in Infectious Diseases research--e.g. Health Belief model etc. and much more!

[Contents] Part I: Methods In Infectious Disease Epidemiology: 1: Early History of Infectious Disease: Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases. -- 2: Epidemiology of Infectious Disease: General Principles. -- 3: Study Design. -- 4: Prevention of Infectious Diseases. -- 5: Outbreak Epidemiology. -- 6: Mathematical Modeling: The Dynamics of Infection. -- 7: Geographic Information Systems. -- 8: Microbiology Tools for the Epidemiologist. -- 9: Molecular Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. -- 10: The Immune System and Host Defense Against Infections. -- 11: Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future. -- 12: Nutrition and Infection. -- 13: Emerging and New Infectious Diseases. -- 14: Healthcare-Associated Infections. -- Part II: Airborne Transmission: 15: Epidemiology and Prevention of Influenza. -- 16: Measels. -- 17: Global Epidemiology of Meningococcal Infections. -- 18: Tuberculosis. -- 19: The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections. -- Part III: Oral transmission of infection: 20: Diarrheal Diseases. -- 21: Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. -- Part IV: Blood And Body Fluid As A Reservoir Of Infectious Diseases . -- 22: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and …