"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2017 | 111 | 24 | 135 |
| 2018 | 122 | 42 | 164 |
| 2019 | 34 | 15 | 49 |
| 2020 | 29 | 5 | 34 |
| 2021 | 36 | 5 | 41 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communicable Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome is a para-infectious disease. QJM. 2021 Nov 13; 114(9):625-635.
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Potential of CRISPR/Cas system in the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2021 11; 21(11):1179-1189.
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Aerosol Transmission of Infectious Disease and the Efficacy of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): A Systematic Review. J Occup Environ Med. 2021 11 01; 63(11):e783-e791.
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[Discussion on prevention and treatment of infectious diseases by using moxibustion for warming yang and strengthening body resistance to eliminate pathogenic cold and qi in ancient and mo-dern literature]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2021 Aug 25; 46(8):717-20.
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The COVID-19 epidemic and other notifiable infectious diseases in China. Microbes Infect. 2022 02; 24(1):104881.
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The role of thymoquinone, a major constituent of Nigella sativa, in the treatment of inflammatory and infectious diseases. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2021 11; 48(11):1445-1453.
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Evaluation of a Rapid Antigen Test To Detect SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Identify Potentially Infectious Individuals. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 08 18; 59(9):e0089621.
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Learning from COVID-19: Infectious Disease Vulnerability Promotes Pro-Environmental Behaviors. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 17; 18(16).
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[Summary and prospect of early warning models and systems for infectious disease outbreaks]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2021 Aug 10; 42(8):1330-1335.
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Negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR or rapid antigen test result and the subsequent risk of being infectious: a mathematical simulation study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 08 10; 21(1):165.