Infectious Disease Epidemiology Theory & Practice

This comprehensive text applies the fundamentals of epidemiology to the study of infectious diseases (ID). In the first section, readers will learn about basic epidemiologic methods for the study of ID plus be introduced to newer techniques like geographical information systems, mathematical modeling, and genetic laboratory tools. In the second section, the book covers major infectious diseases to illustrate both the range of techniques and issues vital to epidemiologists, and to highlight those diseases which have a major impact on health around the world. These include the disease of high mortality and morbidity such as malaria, HIV, STDs, diarrhea, and those with unique epidemiology such as parasitic diseases and Lyme disease.

Pt. 1. Methods in infectious disease epidemiology. Early history of infectious disease: epidemiology and control of infectious diseases -- Epidemiology of infectious disease: general principles -- Study design -- Surveillance -- Outbreak epidemiology -- Mathematical modeling: the dynamics of infection -- Microbiology tools for the epidemiologist -- Molecular epidemiology and infectious diseases -- Geographic information systems -- Vaccines--past, present and future -- Nutrition and infectious diseases. Pt. 2. Emerging and nosocomial infections. Emerging and new infectious diseases --Nosocomial infections. Pt. 3. Airborne transmission. Tuberculosis -- Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections -- Epidemiology and prevention of influenza. Pt. 4. Diarrheal diseases. Diarreheal diseases. Pt. 5. Blood and body fluid as a reservoir of infectious diseases. Review of the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome -- Viral hepatitis -- Sexually transmitted diseases. Pt. 6. Vectoborne and parasite diseases. Lyme disease -- Epidemiology and control of malaria -- Epidemiology of helminth infections.