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Communicable Disease- Science Direct Communicable disease is the most important of health problems in all countries. From: Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology, 2003
Communicable Disease Control- Science Direct The Communicable Disease Control Strategy for Wales (a framework document)6 made as its first recommendation ‘that the Welsh Assembly ensures that the systems for diagnosis, surveillance, investigation and control of communicable disease are sustained at a high level of readiness and effectiveness’. From: Journal of Hospital Infection, 2003
Infectious Disease- Science Direct An infectious disease can be defined as an illness due to a pathogen or its toxic product, which arises through transmission from an infected person, an infected animal, or a contaminated inanimate object to a susceptible host. From: International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Second Edition), 2017
Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Science Direct Infectious Disease Epidemiology Infectious disease epidemiology (which includes the epidemiology of viruses) is the study of the complex relationships among hosts and infectious agents. From: Viruses, 2017

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IDSA: Infectious Diseases Society of America
PIDS: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Red Book Online Outbreaks
"Red Book Online Outbreaks from the American Academy of Pediatrics are summaries and resource links for current infectious disease outbreaks. Red Book Online Outbreaks focuses on outbreaks that affect the pediatric population and that have been identified in multiple U.S. states; other outbreak types may be covered occasionally as situations warrant.
Outbreak notices are updated weekly and include Background information, Clinical Guidance, Reporting, and Resources."

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Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (CCDM): This manual is currently available on any BAMC-networked computer. Access is provided by DHA and is IP-authenticated. Access via OpenAthens is not yet available.

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