| Preface | |
| The History of Disease | p. 2 |
| The Prehistory of Disease | p. 3 |
| Ancient Civilizations: Theories of Disease Causation | p. 4 |
| Greece: The Teachings of Hippocrates | p. 6 |
| Rome: The Concept of Public Health | p. 7 |
| The Teachings of Galen | p. 9 |
| The Middle Ages: War, Religion, and Disease | p. 9 |
| The Renaissance: da Vinci, Vesalius, Galileo, and the Microscope | p. 11 |
| The Seventeenth Century: Advances in Understanding Disease | p. 13 |
| The Eighteenth Century: Vaccination | p. 15 |
| The Nineteenth Century: Pasteur, Lister, Koch, and the Germ Theory | p. 16 |
| The Twentieth Century: "Wonder" Drugs and New Epidemics; Technology and Techniques | p. 21 |
| A New Focus: Noninfectious Diseases | p. 24 |
| Principles of Disease Occurrence | p. 29 |
| Four Theories of Disease Causation | p. 30 |
| Terminology to Describe Disease Occurrence | p. 31 |
| Epidemiologic Theory of Disease Occurrence | p. 32 |
| Disease Agents for Infectious Diseases | p. 32 |
| Disease Agents for Noninfectious Disease | p. 37 |
| Host Resistance to Infectious Disease | p. 43 |
| Host Resistance to Noninfectious Disease | p. 44 |
| Environment and Disease | p. 46 |
| Chain of Infection | p. 46 |
| Stages of Disease | p. 47 |
| The Body's Defenses: Immunity and Immune Disorders | p. 52 |
| Natural Nonspecific Immunity | p. 53 |
| Acquired Immunity | p. 63 |
| Immune Disorders | p. 74 |
| Bacterial Diseases Acquired through the Respiratory Route | p. 86 |
| Respiratory Diseases and Disorders | p. 87 |
| Bacterial Diseases Acquired through the Alimentary Route | p. 110 |
| Campylobacter Enteritis | p. 122 |
| Cholera | p. 123 |
| Typhoid Fever | p. 125 |
| Brucellosis | p. 127 |
| Bacterial Infections Acquired through Skin, Mucosa, and Bloodstream from Human and Endogenous Sources | p. 133 |
| Folliculitis, Furuncles (Boils), and Carbuncles | p. 134 |
| Osteomyelitis | p. 136 |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome | p. 137 |
| Impetigo | p. 138 |
| Conjunctivitis | p. 140 |
| Meningitis | p. 141 |
| Endocarditis | p. 142 |
| Leprosy | p. 143 |
| Syphilis | p. 146 |
| Gonorrhea | p. 152 |
| Chlamydia Genital Infections | p. 154 |
| Bacterial Diseases Acquired through Skin and Mucosa from Arthropod Vectors, Animal Sources, and the Soil | p. 161 |
| Pathogenic Bacterial Reservoirs and Zoonoses | p. 162 |
| Anthrax | p. 162 |
| Tularemia | p. 165 |
| Leptospirosis | p. 167 |
| Tetanus | p. 169 |
| Lyme Disease | p. 172 |
| Typhus Fever | p. 176 |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tickborne Typhus) | p. 177 |
| Plague | p. 179 |
| Viral Diseases Acquired through the Respiratory Route | p. 187 |
| The Common Cold | p. 188 |
| Influenza | p. 190 |
| Infectious Mononucleosis | p. 192 |
| Varicella (Chickenpox) | p. 194 |
| Herpes Zoster (Shingles) | p. 197 |
| Measles (Rubeola, Red Measles, Hard Measles) | p. 199 |
| Rubella (German Measles, Three-Day Measles) | p. 201 |
| Smallpox | p. 203 |
| Mumps (Infectious Parotitis) | p. 204 |
| Viral Diseases Acquired through the Alimentary and Other Routes | p. 211 |
| Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis, Polio) | p. 212 |
| Viral Hepatitis | p. 216 |
| Rabies (Hydrophobia) | p. 219 |
| Encephalitis | p. 224 |
| Herpes Simplex | p. 225 |
| Warts | p. 227 |
| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS, HIV Infection) | p. 229 |
| Diseases Caused by Fungi | p. 244 |
| Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) | p. 245 |
| Histoplasmosis (Spelunker's Disease) | p. 246 |
| Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Thrush) | p. 248 |
| Dermatophytoses (Tinea) | p. 250 |
| Diseases Caused by Protozoa and Metazoa | p. 259 |
| Giardiasis | p. 260 |
| Amebiasis (Amebic Dysentery) | p. 262 |
| Toxoplasmosis | p. 263 |
| Malaria | p. 265 |
| Enterobiasis (Pinworm Infection) | p. 268 |
| Ascariasis (Roundworm Infection) | p. 269 |
| Trichinosis | p. 271 |
| Hookworm Disease | p. 273 |
| Taeniasis (Tapeworm Disease) | p. 274 |
| Scabies | p. 276 |
| Pediculosis | p. 277 |
| Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease | p. 286 |
| Physiology of the Cardiovascular System | p. 287 |
| Conduction System | p. 291 |
| Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases | p. 292 |
| Types of Cardiovascular Disease | p. 293 |
| Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) | p. 300 |
| Myocardial Infarct (Heart Attack) | p. 304 |
| Rheumatic Heart Disease | p. 305 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | p. 305 |
| Thrombophlebitis | p. 307 |
| Varicose Veins | p. 308 |
| Congenital Heart Defects | p. 309 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | p. 311 |
| Cancers with the Highest Fatality Rates | p. 321 |
| Cancer Terminology | p. 322 |
| Identification of Cancer by Tissue | p. 327 |
| Cancer Cells | p. 327 |
| Predisposing Factors | p. 328 |
| The Deadliest Cancers | p. 333 |
| Lung Cancer | p. 333 |
| Colorectal Cancer | p. 336 |
| Breast Cancer | p. 338 |
| Prostate Cancer | p. 341 |
| Pancreatic Cancer | p. 343 |
| Lymphatic Cancer | p. 344 |
| Stomach Cancer | p. 347 |
| Leukemia | p. 348 |
| Ovarian Cancer | p. 349 |
| Other Cancers | p. 357 |
| Liver Cancer | p. 359 |
| Cancer of the Central Nervous System | p. 360 |
| Kidney Cancer | p. 361 |
| Uterine Cancer (Corpus or Body of Uterus) | p. 362 |
| Cervical Cancer (Neck of Uterus) | p. 363 |
| Esophageal Cancer | p. 364 |
| Bladder Cancer | p. 365 |
| Multiple Myeloma | p. 366 |
| Skin Cancer | p. 367 |
| Oral Cancer | p. 369 |
| Laryngeal Cancer | p. 370 |
| Bone Cancer | p. 372 |
| Thyroid Cancer | p. 373 |
| Testicular Cancer | p. 373 |
| Chronic Respiratory, Digestive, and Excretory Diseases | p. 381 |
| Respiratory Diseases | p. 382 |
| Digestive Disorders | p. 386 |
| Excretory Disorders | p. 395 |
| Chronic Skin and Musculoskeletal Disorders | p. 407 |
| Skin Disorders | p. 408 |
| Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System | p. 413 |
| Sensory, Nervous, and Endocrine Disorders | p. 433 |
| Eye Disorders | p. 434 |
| Ear Disorders | p. 439 |
| Nervous System Disorders | p. 442 |
| Endocrine Disorders | p. 450 |
| Genetic and Pediatric Disorders | p. 460 |
| Genes and Genetic Disorders | p. 461 |
| Autosomal Dominant Disorder | p. 467 |
| Autosomal Recessive Disorders | p. 468 |
| X-Linked Recessive Disorder | p. 472 |
| Chromosomal Abnormalities | p. 474 |
| Common Disorders in Infants and Children | p. 477 |
| Glossary | p. 489 |
| Credits | p. 497 |
| Index | p. 499 |
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