title: Evolution of the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual: 1917 to 2000.
abstract: For 84 years, The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual has provided public health practitioners with relevant and timely information on infectious diseases. An examination of the contents of the Manual's 17 editions provides insight into the changes in medical understanding of infectious diseases. This article provides an evolution of the manual and examines the diseases described in each edition.
authors.affiliation: Washington Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tacoma, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Marr
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology