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: Water-washed Diseases 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: New and Emerging Diseases 19: List of Communicable Diseases

Reviews

"Webber's experience as a public health practitioner in developing countries is what sets this book apart. He understands the burden faced in these regions, and the limited time, knowledge and resources available for intervention. Therefore, in my opinion, it deserves a place on the desk and in the field kits of practitioners and students of public health, epidemiology and others at the frontline of disease control."

Praise for the previous edition: "This book is detailed and accessible enough to provide substantial information for students of nursing, medicine or communicable disease control. It could also be useful for qualified healthcare personnel seeking a ready and succinct 'refresher' source of information on communicable diseases. However, it will best serve as a manual for those dealing 'hands on' with communicable diseases. In my opinion the author should be commended for distilling so much information into such a compact package."