Infectious Disease Textbooks

On-Line Infectious Disease Books

Infectious Disease

A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women With HIV/AIDS - HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Adverse Events Associated with Childhood Vaccines - Evidence Bearing on Causality (1993)

Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines - (1991)

AIDS Knowledge Base Third Edition (HIV InSite Version) - Comprehensive textbook on HIV disease treatment, prevention, policy, pathogenesis. Complete 1998 and 1994 editions.

Atlas of Medical Parasitology - The A.M.P. was created for teaching purposes and during the development of the plan became an useful means for many scientists as a source of teaching aids. The A.M.P. received the citation of reliable sources such as Parasitology today and The Lancet, and is now listed in the "Internet Resources on Specific Infectious Diseases Topics" of the Mandell, Douglas and Bennet's "Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases" Fifth Edition.

Australian Immunization Handbook 7th Edition 2003 - This Handbook is a general guide to appropriate practice, to be followed only subject to the clinician's judgment in each individual case. It's purpose is to give practitioners clear guidance about vaccination and to provide an accessible summary of the relevant data on vaccine-preventable infectious diseases.

Bad Bug Book: Introduction to Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins - This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health.

Big Picture Book of Viruses - This is a list of representative viruses (grouped by genome structure) compiled from: "Virus Taxonomy: the Sixth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICVT) 1995". Viruses are grouped according to a method devised by David Baltimore.

CDC Recommends: The Prevention Guidelines System - (Center for Disease Control)

Considerations for Viral Disease Eradication: (2002)

Diagnostic Hints and Treatment Guidelines for Lyme and other Tick Borne Illnesses

Dictionary of (Ecological) Epidemiology - Dictionary of ecological epidemiology including some terms from immunology. Jonathan Swinton 1998-2002

Emerging & Other Communicable Diseases Surveillance & Control (EMC) - World Health Organization

Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook - Provides basic facts regarding foodborne organisms and toxins, including their characteristics, habitat or source, associated foods, infective dose, characteristic disease symptoms, complications, recent and/or major outbreaks, and any susceptible populations.

Gastroenteritis Viruses - This book contains presentations and discussions by internationally recognized experts on virus structure, replication, pathogenesis, immune response and correlates of protection, molecular-epidemiological surveillance, advances in treatment, and efforts to develop vaccines, particularly against rotavirus disease. The spectrum of viruses covered comprises rotaviruses, human caliciviruses, astroviruses, coronaviruses and viruses causing gut disease in the immunocompromized host. The book not only conveys facts but also gives ample room to lively discussions on many issues at the forefront of research and development.

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Edition - The second edition of the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services is a thoroughly updated and expanded version of the 1989 landmark report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). It is the premiere reference source on the effectiveness of clinical preventive services-screening tests for early detection of disease, immunizations to prevent infections, and counseling for risk reduction.

Gulf War and Health - Volume 1. Depleted Uranium, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Sarin, and Vaccines (2000)

HIV/AIDS Practice Gv - American Medical Association "This is a one-stop collection of information on guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and related conditions."

HIV Insite - Co-Directors: T. Coates & P. Volberding, UCSF AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies which are projects of the UCSF AIDS Research Institute, University of California San Francisco

HIV Medicine 2003 - A source for comprehensive and in-depth HIV/AIDS information which will be updated every year.

Hospital Infections Program - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Multimedia Tutorials (Text & Images). "...dedicated to assisting the Public Health Service, state and local health departments, hospitals, and professional organizations worldwide in the prevention and control of nosocomial infections."

Identification and Diagnosis of Parasites of Public Health Concern -  DPDx - Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) "Concise reviews of parasites and parasitic diseases, including an image library and a review of recommended diagnostic procedures...Interactive exchanges" and much more.

Immunobiology: The Immune System in Health & Disease - Fifth Edition, Charles A. Janeway, Paul Travers, Mark Walport, Mark Shlomchik

Immunology

Index to Organism Names - The Index to Organism Names is a tool for biologists sponsored and hosted by BIOSIS, incorporating name data from resources of BIOSIS and several other collaborating organizations. It is maintained in the UK by staff of the Zoological Record, the index to world zoological literature published by BIOSIS and the Zoological Society of London. The index currently covers animals (all names reported in ZR since 1978 and including those protists generally considered animals), algae, bacteria, fungi, and mosses.

Infection Control Manual for Volunteer Rescue Squad Personnel - Virginia Federation of EMS Councils

Infection Prevention and Control Manual - The University of Kansas Medical Center

Infectious Diseases Control - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, The Johns Hopkins University "The objective of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is to prevent and control nosocomial infections."

Infectious Diseases Textbook (intermittent site availability due to excessive bandwidth consumption)

Johns Hopkins AIDS Service-Med Management/HIV Infection - The 2001-2002 edition of Medical Management of HIV Infection serves as the standard of care for the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service and has been accepted as the standard of care for quality assurance by Maryland Medicaid. The full text of the book is included here.

Lyme Disease - A Monograph and Guide for Washington Physicians

Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements & Natural Disasters (2002)

Malaria Prevention and Control - Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Navy, and Presented by the Electric Differential Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (3rd Edition) - Provides current guidelines for those directly involved in surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, especially personnel at the local health departments. CDC National Immunization Program (NIP)

Medical Management of HIV Infection (Barlett)

Modern Malaria Control Handbook - A 101-page handbook written by Physicians for Social Responsibility, available for download from their web site.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - CDC "The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. The reporting week concludes at close of business on Friday; compiled data on a national basis are officially released to the public on the succeeding Friday."

Prevention and Control of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Long-Term Care Facilities - To encourage the development of organizeed immunization programs in long-term care facilities, the CDC has created this "how to" manual. It outlines general recommendations for establishing immunization programs that should integrate seamlessly into the facility's overall policies and procedures for quality care. The authors hope that this manual serves as a practical, step-by-step guide that facilitates the process of creating or updating an immunization program. Included are several samples of standing orders, algorithms for decision making, consent forms, as well as forms for collecting information on immunization status and incidence of disease. Readers are encouraged to use the forms as models for updating data collection instruments for recording vaccination status of residents, and disease surveillance and control programs already in use in the facility. CDC National Immunization Program (NIP) [PDF 100pp. 476Kb]

Rare Diseases - National Institutes of Health Office of Rare Diseases Clinical Research Database.

Retroviruses - Written by a group of the field's most distinguished investigators, rigorously edited to provide a seamless narrative, and elegantly designed for clarity and readability, this book is an instant classic that demands attention from scientists and physicians studying retroviruses and the disorders in which they play a role. NCBI Bookshelf

Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections - National Academy Press, 2002

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS - A medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The Reference will be updated every month for the duration of the epidemic.

Textbook of AIDS Pathology - Available is the newest (February 2002) version 11 of the electronic Textbook of AIDS Pathology which is approximately 800k (including text, tables, graphics, and references). It is in Acrobat PDF format and can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader, for which Macintosh, PC, and UNIX compatible versions are available.
The textbook includes a general discussion of the pathophysiology of HIV infection, organ system pathology of AIDS, and descriptions of the opportunistic infections and neoplasms associated with AIDS, and a general discussion of issues, including safety and education, related to the AIDS epidemic.

The Pink Book: Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (7th Edition) - The Pink Book is the most comprehensive source of current epidemiologic data and vaccine recommendations. CDC National Immunization Program (NIP)

Tuberculosis Chest Clinic

Tuberculosis: Clinical Policies and Protocols - Bureau of Tuberculosis Control, New York City Department of Health, & hosted by Medical Informatics, Columbia University - New York Presbyterian Hospital Multimedia Tutorials (Text & Images). For more information see Tuberculosis Resources; CMPC Medical Informatics Resources or Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (CMPC)

Tuberculosis: Core Curriculum (Third Edition 1994) - CDC, and hosted by New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Multimedia (Text & Images). Includes: Transmission and Pathogenesis; Transmission; Pathogenesis; Classification System; Epidemiology of TB in the United States; Trends; Risk Groups; Outbreaks and Transmission Sites; Screening for TB Disease and Infection; and much much more. For more information see New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Infection Control Manual - Special Pathogens Branch, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and hosted by the Nuclear Biological and Chemical Medical (NBC-Med) Information Server, Designed & Maintained for the DOD by the Camber Corporation

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