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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