ISBN-13: 9781284179644, 978-1284179644. A final chapter looks at future trends in the field of infectious diseases. Designed to introduce senior undergraduates and graduate students in public health and nursing to the study of infectious disease, Foundations of Infectious Disease: A Public Health Perspective places the study of infectious diseases squarely into its social, historical, and scientific context to demonstrate how it applies to the public and community health setting.