TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Emergence and Global Spread of Infection
A1  - Ryan, Kenneth J.
PY  - 2022
T2  - Sherris & Ryan's Medical Microbiology, 8th Edition
AB  - OverviewEpidemiology  is  the  study  of  the  distribution  and  determinants  of  disease,  both  infectious  and  noninfectious,  and  other  perturbations  in  health.  Most  epidemiologic  studies  of  infectious  diseases  have  focused  on  the  factors  that  influence  acquisition  and  spread  with  the  goal  of  identifying  methods  for  prevention  and  control.  Epidemiologic  studies  have  informed  public  health  measures  and  thereby  have  been  critical  to  the  control  of  epidemics,  such  as  those  due  to  cholera,  plague,  smallpox,  yellow  fever,  and  typhus.  Knowledge  of  the  principles  and  practice  of  epidemiology  is  essential  for  clinicians  (those  treating  individual  patients)  and  public  health  practitioners  (those  focused  on  the  health  of  the  community)  alike.  Care  of  patients  with  suspected  infections  requires  consideration  of  the  likelihood  of  possible  exposures  in  the  community  (acquisition)  and  to  the  community  (spread  to  others).  For  example,  what  infections,  especially  viral,  are  currently  circulating  in  the  community?  Has  the  patient  traveled  recently  to  an  area  where  other  infections  are  present?  Is  a  nosocomial  or  other  healthcare-associated  infection  possible  because  the  patient  has  been  hospitalized  recently  or  resides  in  a  long-term  care  facility?  Does  the  patient’s  infection  pose  a  risk  to  his/her  family,  school-  or  workmates,  or  friends?  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1185628203
ER  -