M. : Medicine, 1993. - 464 s. The manual summarizes the material on the epidemiology of major infectious diseases. The first volume covers issues of general epidemiology: features of the epidemic process in the era of scientific and technological progress, a systematic approach in epidemiology, epidemiological surveillance and its elements - epidemiological analysis and epidemiological diagnosis. new aspects of the problem of planning and organizing preventive and anti-epidemic measures, etc. In addition, the characteristic of infections with a diverse localization of pathogens. is given. The guide is intended for specialists-epidemiologists, microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, health care organizers, etc.