Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology

by Kramer, Alexander; Kretzschmar, Mirjam; Krickeberg, Klaus

• ISBN13: 9780387938349
• ISBN10: 0387938346
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Hardly a day goes by without news headlines concerning infectious disease threats. Currently the spectre of a pandemic of influenza A H1N1 is raising its head, and heated debates are taking place about the pro’s and con’s of vaccinating young girls against human papilloma virus. For an evidence-based and responsible communication of infectious disease topics to avoid misunderstandings and overreaction of the public, we need solid scientific knowledge and an understanding of all aspects of infectious diseases and their control. The aim of our book is to present the reader with the general picture and the main ideas of the subject. The book introduces the reader to methodological aspects of epidemiology that are specific for infectious diseases and provides insight into the epidemiology of some classes of infectious diseases characterized by their main modes of transmission. This choice of topics bridges the gap between scientific research on the clinical, biological, mathematical, social and economic aspects of infectious diseases and their applications in public health. The book will help the reader to understand the impact of infectious diseases on modern society and the instruments that policy makers have at their disposal to deal with these challenges. It is written for students of the health sciences, both of curative medicine and public health, and for experts that are active in these and related domains, and it may be of interest for the educated layman since the technical level is kept relatively low.

Author Biography

The authors are internationally renowned experts in the field of infectious disease epidemiology. The editors come from different scientific background, but have been devoted to research in infectious disease epidemiology for many years. Alexander Krmer is an internist and epidemiologist who co-founded the first School of Public Health in the German speaking region of Europe and the University of Bielefeld. Mirjam Kretzschmar is a mathematician and epidemiologist with many contributions to mathematical modeling of infectious diseases and its applications for public health. Klaus Krickeberg is a mathematician with background in health information systems in developing countries.

Table of Contents

Challenges
The Global Burden of Infectious Diseases	p. 3
Global Challenges of Infectious Disease Epidemiology	p. 23
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases	p. 39
Infectious Disease Control Policies and the Role of Governmental and Intergovernmental Organisations	p. 69
General Concepts and Methods
Principles of Infectious Disease Epidemiology	p. 85
Social Risk Factors	p. 101
Molecular Typing and Clustering Analysis as a Tool for Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases	p. 117
Epidemiologic Surveillance	p. 143
Outbreak Investigations	p. 159
Geographic Information Systems	p. 177
Methods and Concepts of Epidemiology	p. 193
Mathematical Models in Infectious Disease Epidemiology	p. 209
Immunity to Infectious Diseases	p. 223
Principles and Practice of Vaccinology	p. 235
Health Economics of Infectious Diseases	p. 249
Epidemiology of Particular Infectious Diseases
Airborne Transmission: Influenza and Tuberculosis	p. 279
Infectious Childhood Diarrhea in Developing Countries	p. 291
Bloodborne and Sexual Transmission: HIV/AIDS	p. 309
Blood Borne and Sexual Transmission: Hepatitis B and C	p. 333
Sexual Transmission: Chlamydia trachomatis	p. 357
Vector-Borne Transmission: Malaria, Dengue, and Yellow Fever	p. 381
Nosocomial Transmission: Methiciilin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	p. 395
Infectious Diseases and Cancer: HPV	p. 409
Index	p. 431
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