"Communicable Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.
Descriptor ID |
D003141
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.221
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Concept/Terms |
Communicable Diseases- Communicable Diseases
- Communicable Disease
- Disease, Communicable
- Diseases, Communicable
- Infectious Diseases
- Disease, Infectious
- Diseases, Infectious
- Infectious Disease
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1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communicable Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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The guidelines on infection control in prisons need revising. Lancet. 2019 Jul 27; 394(10195):301-302.
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Infectious Diseases in Older Adults of Long-Term Care Facilities: Update on Approach to Diagnosis and Management. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 04; 66(4):789-803.
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Postlung transplant rehospitalization: a study of causes, health care burden, and outcomes. Exp Clin Transplant. 2009 Sep; 7(3):192-6.
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Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adult residents of long-term care facilities: 2008 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jan 15; 48(2):149-71.
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Fever of unknown origin in older persons. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Dec; 21(4):937-45, viii.
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Paul Beeson, MD: Today's Sir William Osler. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Nov; 54(11):1639-40.
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A new paradigm for clinical investigation of infectious syndromes in older adults: assessing functional status as a risk factor and outcome measure. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Mar; 53(3):528-35.
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Antimicrobial resistance and aging: beginning of the end of the antibiotic era? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Jul; 50(7 Suppl):S226-9.
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Resistant pathogens: considerations in geriatrics and infectious disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Jul; 50(7 Suppl):S225.
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Epidemiology and unique aspects of aging and infectious diseases. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Jun; 30(6):931-3.