Infectious Diseases

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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

1. 25. Acute Respiratory Infections in Children
2. 33. Cardiovascular Disease
3. 21. Conquering Malaria
   1. Burden of Disease
   2. Causes, Epidemiology, Manifestations, and Diagnosis
4. 62. Control and Eradication
5. 15. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting
6. 30. Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions
7. 19. Diarrheal Diseases
8. 36. Diseases of the Kidney and the Urinary System
9. 55. Drug Resistance
   1. Interventions
10. 10. Gender Differentials in Health
11. 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
12. 24. Helminth Infections: Soil–Transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis
    1. Epidemiology of STH Infections and Schistosomiasis
13. 18. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
14. 8. Improving the Health of Populations: Lessons of Experience
15. 2. Intervention Cost–Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
16. 1. Investing in Health
17. 9. Millennium Development Goals for Health: What Will It Take to Accelerate Progress?
18. 61. Natural Disaster Mitigation and Relief
19. 32. Neurological Disorders
20. 27. Newborn Survival
21. 4. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions
    1. Priority Setting
22. 6. Product Development Priorities
23. 53. Public Health Surveillance: A Tool for Targeting and Monitoring Intervention
24. 13. Recent Trends and Innovations in Development Assistance for Health
25. 35. Respiratory Diseases of Adults
26. 58. School–Based Health and Nutrition Programs
27. 5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
28. 17. Sexually Transmitted Infections
29. 37. Skin Diseases
30. 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
    1. Nature, Causes, and Burden of Undernutrition
31. 23. Tropical Diseases Lacking Adequate Control Measures: Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis
    1. Disease Characteristics and Transmission
32. 22. Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy
    1. Disease Characteristics and Transmission
33. 16. Tuberculosis
34. 20. Vaccine–Preventable Diseases

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

1. 6. Incorporating Deaths Near the Time of Birth into Estimates of the Global Burden of Disease
2. 1. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, 1990—2001
3. 5. Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses for Burden of Disease and Risk Factor Estimates

Priorities in Health

1. 1. Accomplishments, Challenges, and Priorities
2. 4. Cost–Effective Strategies for the Excess Burden of Disease in Developing Countries
   1. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
3. 7. Pillars of the Health System
   1. Information, Surveillance, and Research
4. 2. Success in Addressing Priorities

Chapter Presentations

Chapter 01. Investing in Health

1. The Burden of Disease, 2001
2. Causes of Death, 2001

Chapter 04. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions

1. Disease Burden Distribution, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
2. Disease Burden Distribution, by Select World Bank Region, 2001