| Principles | |
| Establishment of Infectious Diseases | p. 3 |
| Normal Microbial Flora | p. 11 |
| Biology of Infectious Agents | p. 18 |
| Genetics of Bacterial Pathogenesis | p. 39 |
| Biological Basis for Antibacterial Action | p. 52 |
| Constitutive Defenses of the Body | p. 62 |
| Induced Defenses of the Body | p. 78 |
| The Parasite's Way of Life | p. 106 |
| Damage by Microbial Agents | p. 115 |
| Infectious Agents | |
| Bacteria | |
| Introduction to the Pathogenic Bacteria | p. 129 |
| Staphylococci: Abscesses and Other Diseases | p. 135 |
| Streptococci | p. 143 |
| Pneumococcus and Bacterial Pneumonia | p. 153 |
| Neisseriae: Gonococcus and Meningococcus | p. 161 |
| Bacteroides and Abscesses | p. 170 |
| Enteric Bacteria: "Secretory" (Watery) Diarrhea | p. 176 |
| Invasive and Tissue-damaging Enteric Bacterial Pathogens: Bloody Diarrhea and Dysentery | p. 185 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Ubiquitous Pathogen | p. 199 |
| Bordetella pertussis and Whooping Cough | p. 205 |
| Clostridia | p. 212 |
| Legionella: Parasite of Cells | p. 217 |
| Helicobacter pylori: Pathogenesis of a "Slow" Bacterial Infection | p. 224 |
| Mycobacteria: Tuberculosis and Leprosy | p. 230 |
| Syphilis: A Disease with a History | p. 243 |
| Lyme Disease | p. 251 |
| Cat Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Other Bartonelloses | p. 257 |
| Chlamydiae: Genital, Ocular, and Respiratory Pathogens | p. 261 |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Other Rickettsioses | p. 268 |
| Mycoplasma: Curiosity and Pathogen | p. 275 |
| Strategies to Combat Bacterial Infections | p. 279 |
| Review of the Main Pathogenic Bacteria | p. 286 |
| Viruses | |
| Biology of Viruses | p. 289 |
| Picornaviruses: Polio Virus, Other Enteroviruses, and the Rhinoviruses | p. 305 |
| Arthropod-borne Viruses | p. 315 |
| Paramyxoviruses: Measles, Mumps, Slow Viruses, and the Respiratory Syncytial Virus | p. 321 |
| Rabies | p. 330 |
| Influenza and Its Virus | p. 336 |
| Rotaviruses and Other Viral Agents of Gastroenteritis | p. 345 |
| The Human Retroviruses: AIDS and Other Diseases | p. 350 |
| Adenoviruses | p. 364 |
| Warts | p. 373 |
| Herpes Simplex Virus and Its Relatives | p. 380 |
| Viral Hepatitis | p. 391 |
| Strategies to Combat Viral Infections | p. 403 |
| Vaccines and Antisera in the Prevention and Treatment of Infection | p. 412 |
| Review of the Main Pathogenic Viruses | p. 418 |
| Fungi | |
| Introduction to the Fungi and the Mycoses | p. 419 |
| Systemic Mycoses Caused by Primary Pathogens | p. 426 |
| Systemic Mycoses Caused by Opportunistic Fungi | p. 431 |
| Subcutaneous, Cutaneous, and Superficial Mycoses | p. 435 |
| Review of the Medically Important Fungi | p. 439 |
| Animal Parasites | |
| Introduction to Parasitology | p. 440 |
| Blood and Tissue Protozoa | p. 448 |
| Intestinal and Vaginal Protozoa | p. 463 |
| Intestinal Helminths | p. 471 |
| Tissue and Blood Helminths | p. 480 |
| Addressing Emerging Infectious Diseases | p. 491 |
| Pathophysiology of Infectious Diseases | |
| Diagnostic Principles | p. 503 |
| Principles of Epidemiology | p. 513 |
| Digestive System | p. 519 |
| Central Nervous System | p. 535 |
| Respiratory System | p. 549 |
| Urinary Tract | p. 564 |
| Skin and Soft Tissue | p. 573 |
| Bone, Joints, and Infections of Muscles | p. 582 |
| Sepsis | p. 589 |
| Intravascular Infection | p. 596 |
| Head and Neck Infections | p. 604 |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | p. 611 |
| Infections of the Compromised Patient | p. 621 |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | p. 626 |
| Congenital and Neonatal Infections | p. 636 |
| Zoonoses | p. 643 |
| Fever: A Clinical Sign of Infection | p. 651 |
| Nosocomial and Latrogenic Infections | p. 656 |
| Food-borne Diseases | p. 661 |
| Index | p. 693 |
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