"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 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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Revisiting the standard for modeling the spread of infectious diseases. Sci Rep. 2022 04 30; 12(1):7077.
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A microscopic approach to study the onset of a highly infectious disease spreading. Math Biosci. 2020 11; 329:108475.
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Modelling the aqueous transport of an infectious pathogen in regional communities: application to the cholera outbreak in Haiti. J R Soc Interface. 2020 08; 17(169):20200429.
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The work of Glenn F. Webb. Math Biosci Eng. 2015 Aug; 12(4):v-xvi.
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Significant publications on infectious diseases pharmacotherapy in 2011. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012 Oct 01; 69(19):1671-81.
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Significant publications on infectious diseases pharmacotherapy in 2007. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008 Nov 15; 65(22):e72-9.