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Communicable Diseases

Known as: Communicable Diseases [Disease/Finding], Infectious Diseases [Disease/Finding], Diseases, Infectious 
Invasion and multiplication of germs in the body. Infections can occur in any part of the body and can spread throughout the body. The germs may be… Expand
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AIDS-Related Cervical CarcinomaAIDS-related primary CNS lymphomaAbscessAfrican Burkitt's lymphoma
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Acute upper respiratory infectionArthropathy associated with infectionCoinfectionFocal Infection
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China
Emerging infectious diseases, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Zika virus disease, present a major threat to… Expand
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
  • R. Evans
  • Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great…
  • 2014
    • Corpus ID: 3104682
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control was set up in 2005 to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
BACKGROUND Strong evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions, including major… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Global trends in emerging infectious diseases
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a significant burden on global economies and public health. Their emergence is thought to… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Pathogen Recognition and Innate Immunity
Microorganisms that invade a vertebrate host are initially recognized by the innate immune system through germline-encoded… Expand
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Global Consequences of Land Use
Land use has generally been considered a local environmental issue, but it is becoming a force of global importance. Worldwide… Expand
Review
2004
Review
2004
Bacterial biofilms: from the Natural environment to infectious diseases
Biofilms — matrix-enclosed microbial accretions that adhere to biological or non-biological surfaces — represent a significant… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. Report of a WHO consultation.
Overweight and obesity represent a rapidly growing threat to the health of populations in an increasing number of countries… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks
Networks of coupled dynamical systems have been used to model biological oscillators, Josephson junction arrays,, excitable media… Expand
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
[Modern epidemiology].
  • M. Graffar
  • Bruxelles medical
  • 1971
    • Corpus ID: 28527832
Coauthored by three leading epidemiologists, with sixteen additional contributors, this third edition is the most comprehensive… Expand
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