| PREFACE TO THE FOURTEENTH EDITION The Control of CommunicableDiseases in Man was first published by theAmerican Public Health Association in i917 to present the essential factsneeded to control communicable diseases of man. The periodic revisions.this the fourteenth, assure that the information and recommendedpractices remain abreast of the advances in our knowledge of thecommunicable diseases and of the changes in socioeconomic conditions.The book is intended to provide a ready source of informanon on how torecognizea specific disease, how to manage the patients so that the diseasedoes not spread, and to provide guidance for treatment to preserve life andlimit the spread of infection. It is not intended to replace more inclusivetextbooks but to be a source of basic information on which initial actioncan be taken. The events in the interval since the last edition was published bearevidence that the problems presented by communicable diseases have notbeen solved. The emergence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome andof its various disease manifestations has reemphasized the need forcompetence in the communicable disease area and the need for maintain-ing surveillance of disease occurrence. To make the issue more compli-cated the emerging relationship between neoplasia and specific etiologicalagents broadens the scope of communicable disease, and. more impor-tantly, gives hope to preventing malignancies by applying infectiousdisease principles, e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma prevented by immumza-tion against hepatitis B. Questions may be raised about the amountof space devoted to thepresentationof rare and exotic diseases. This is deliberate. Physicians indeveloped areas are familiar with the diseases which occur in their areas.but they have had no personal contact and usually little information aboutthe diseases occurring in remote areas to which their patients are exposedin their increasing international travel: the jet plane assures their returnwithin the incubation period of all infectious diseases. The inclusion ofsmallpox, even though it has been eradicated globally, is considered necessary; should smallpox appear again through some mischance, it is essential that there be a readily available source of information for rapid recognition and appropriate immediate action. Sources of information on these diseases may not be readily available: this book attempts to fill some of the void. This manual considers communicable diseases globally: While ,r is a publication of the American Public Health Association. the presentation alms to be international. Toward this end. the numbers assigned for each disease by the World Health Organization International Classification of Disease. 9th Revision. Clinical Modification ICD-9 CM) have been used: the disease nomenclatures recommended by the Council for International |
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