"Communicable Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An illness caused by an infectious agent or its toxins that occurs through the direct or indirect transmission of the infectious agent or its products from an infected individual or via an animal, vector or the inanimate environment to a susceptible animal or human host.
| Descriptor ID |
D003141
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.221
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| Concept/Terms |
Communicable Diseases- Communicable Diseases
- Communicable Disease
- Disease, Communicable
- Diseases, Communicable
- Infectious Diseases
- Disease, Infectious
- Diseases, Infectious
- Infectious Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communicable Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Hepatic Vitamin A Concentrations and Association with Infectious Causes of Child Death. J Pediatr. 2024 Feb; 265:113816.
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Long-term impact of serious neonatal bacterial infections on neurodevelopment. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Jan; 30(1):28-37.
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The burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged?
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Bivalent Prefusion F Vaccine in Pregnancy to Prevent RSV Illness in Infants. N Engl J Med. 2023 Apr 20; 388(16):1451-1464.
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Methods for early characterisation of the severity and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants: a population-based time series analysis in South Africa. Lancet Microbe. 2022 10; 3(10):e753-e761.
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Culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Africa, 2014-19: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 08; 10(8):e1170-e1178.
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The Effect of High and Low Ambient Temperature on Infant Health: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 07 26; 19(15).
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Study protocol for a population-based observational surveillance study of culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Africa: Baby GERMS-SA. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 08; 12(2):e049070.
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Infection-exposure in infancy is associated with reduced allergy-related disease in later childhood in a Ugandan cohort. Elife. 2021 09 22; 10.
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Molecular diagnostics in South Africa and challenges in the establishment of a molecular laboratory in developing countries. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2020 03 31; 14(3):236-243.
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