Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (CCDM) is one of the most widely recognized reference volumes on the topic of
The title of the book, as registered in the Library of Congress, is Control of Communicable Diseases Manual 20th edition, An Official Report of the American Public Health Association. The editor of CCDM is David L. Heymann, MD.
History
The first edition, published in 1917 by the
For a long time the paperback edition was a handy pocket book, the 17th edition still fitting in one hand or a pocket . Now, the softcover version can only fit in the largest pocket of a spacious winter coat. However, the entire contents are now available as an app for iOS and Android and in PDF format.
The paperback is 729 pages with dimensions of 1.5 x 4.2 x 7 inches. The ISBN is 978-0-87553-018-5.
Latest edition
The American Public Health Association published the 20th edition of the CCDM in 2014 under the editorship of David L. Heymann, MD. International infectious disease and public health experts, at both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, have updated this version.
The 20th edition includes two new chapters on
Content
The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (CCDM) compiles comprehensive scientific data about communicable diseases, which significantly contribute to mortality and morbidity around the world. The CCDM emphasizes the epidemiological aspects of communicable diseases and provides information about their identification, reporting, control and prevention.
Disease Descriptions
The CCDM lists diseases in alphabetical order and includes information on each disease using the following 12 sections:
- Clinical Features
- Causative agent(s)
- Diagnosis
- Occurrence
- Reservoir(s)
- Incubation period
- Transmission
- Risk groups
- Prevention
- Management of patient
- Management of contacts and the immediate environment
- Special considerations
The size of each section varies considerably. For instance, the occurrence section for smallpox is less than a line long, since this disease is officially present only in the freezers of laboratories at the CDC in the United States and the Vector Institute in Russia.
Availability
The book has been published in a number of languages, including Arabic, Catalan, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, and Thai, a testament to its global audience.
The CCDM is available as an online PDF version and as apps for iOS and Android for $50.
References
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- ^ "Control of Communicable Diseases Manual". American Public Health Association. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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