includes Glossary and Index

1. Chapter 1 Historical Perspectives
2. Chapter 2 Basics of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
3. Chapter 3 Study Designs
4. Chapter 4 Infectious Disease Prevention
5. Chapter 5 Investigating Disease Outbreaks
6. Chapter 6 The Immune System and Infectious Disease
7. Chapter 7 Prion Infections
8. Chapter 8 Viral Infections
9. Chapter 9 HIV/AIDS
10. Chapter 10 Bacterial Infections
11. Chapter 11 Parasitic Infections
12. Chapter 12 Foodborne Infections
13. Chapter 13 Sexually Transmitted Infections
14. Chapter 14 Healthcare-Acquired Infections
15. Chapter 15 Neglected Tropical Diseases
16. Chapter 16 Future Trends

Designed to introduce senior undergraduates and graduate students in public health and nursing to the study of infectious disease, Foundations of Infectious Disease: A Public Health Perspective places the study of infectious diseases squarely into its social, historical, and scientific context to demonstrate how it applies to the public and community health setting.Beginning with an introductory chapter that surveys how infectious diseases have impacted human societies over the centuries, this broad descriptive text moves on to examine epidemiological concepts related to infectious disease, from outbreak and epidemic investigations, to study design infectious disease transmission and prevention. Subsequently, it delves into infectious disease topics of concern to today's public and community health professionals: sexually transmitted infections, food borne infections, healthcare-acquired infections, and neglected tropical diseases. A final chapter looks at future trends in the field of infectious diseases.