"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Communicable Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Communicable Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communicable Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Overcoming Challenges for Non-US International Medical Graduates in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Jul 20; 13(7):374-378.
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Distribution of P2Y and P2X purinergic receptor expression within the intestine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2024 02 01; 326(2):G107-G119.
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Controversies regarding management of Helicobacter pylori infections. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2023 11 01; 39(6):482-489.
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Clinical Approach to Evaluation of Underlying Cardiac Device Infection in Patients Hospitalized with Bacteremia. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2023; 19(4):48-57.
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Severe and fatal neonatal infections linked to a new variant of echovirus 11, France, July 2022 to April 2023. Euro Surveill. 2023 06; 28(22).
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Climate Change and Child Health Equity. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 08; 70(4):837-853.
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Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 12; 28(13):S34-S41.
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Infectious Diseases Management in Wound Care Settings: Common Causative Organisms and Frequently Prescribed Antibiotics. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2022 Oct 01; 35(10):535-543.
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COVID-19-Related Submission Priorities From the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Jan 27; 11(1):1-2.
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How Vaccines Work to Prevent Infections. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 03 15; 203(6):P16-P17.