Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
| AAP | = American Academy of Pediatrics |
| ACIP | = Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC) |
| AFB | = acid-fast bacilli |
| AFP | = acute flaccid paralysis |
| AHC | = acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis |
| AIDS | = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ALT | = alanine aminotransferase (was SGPT) |
| aP | = acellular Pertussis [vaccine] |
| AST | = aspartate aminotransferase (was SGOT) |
| AZT | = azidothymidine |
| BCG | = bacille Calmette-Guérin |
| BPF | = Brazilian purpuric fever |
| BSE | = bovine spongiform encephalitis |
| BSL | = biosafety level (i.e. BSL-1, -2, -3, -4) |
| ca | = circa |
| CAT | = computerized axial tomography |
| CCDM | = Control of Communicable Diseases Manual |
| CD4 | = antigen of T-helper lymphocytes |
| CDC | = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CF | = complement fixation |
| CIE | = counterimmunoelectrophoresis |
| CJD | = Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| cm | = centimeter |
| CMV | = cytomegalovirus |
| CNS | = central nervous system |
| CRS | = congenital rubella syndrome |
| CSF | = cerebrospinal fluid |
| CTF | = Colorado tick fever |
| DAEC | = diffuse-adherence Escherichia coli |
| DAT | = dried antigen test |
| DEC | = diethylcarbamazine citrate |
| DFA | = direct fluorescent antibody |
| DHF/DSS | = dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome |
| DIC | = disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| DNA | = deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DT | = diphtheria/tetanus vaccine |
| DTaP | = diphtheria/tetanus toxoids and acellular Pertussis vaccine |
| DTP | = diphtheria/tetanus toxoids and whole cell Pertussis vaccine |
| EAggEC | = enteroaggregative Escherichia coli |
| EBV | = Epstein-Barr virus |
| EEE | = eastern equine encephalitis |
| EEG | = electroencephalogram |
| e.g. | = for instance |
| EHEC | = enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli |
| EIA | = enzyme immunoassay |
| EIEC | = enteroinvasive Escherichia coli |
| EKC | = epidemic keratoconjunctivitis |
| ELISA | = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EM | = electron microscopy—also erythema migrans |
| EMB | = ethambutol |
| ENL | = erythema nodosum leprosum |
| EPEC | = enteropathogenic Escherichia coli |
| EPI | = Expanded Programme on Immunization, WHO |
| ERIG | = equine rabies immune globulin |
| ESR | = erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| ETEC | = enterotoxic Escherichia coli |
| FA | = direct fluorescent or immunofluorescent antibody test |
| FAO | = Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations |
| FEE | = far eastern equine encephalitis |
| G6PD | = glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GBS | = Guillain-Barré syndrome |
| GI | = gastrointestinal |
| GSS | = Gertsmann-Staussler-Scheinker syndrome |
| HA | = hemagglutination |
| HAART | = highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| HAI/HI | = hemagglutination inhibition |
| HAV | = hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | = hepatitis B virus |
| HBcAg | = hepatitis B core antigen |
| HBIG | = hepatitis B immunoglobulin |
| HBsAg | = hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HCC | = hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | = hepatitis C virus |
| HDCV | = human diploid cell rabies vaccine |
| HDV | = hepatitis D virus |
| HEPA | = high efficiency particulate air [filters] |
| HEV | = hepatitis E virus |
| HHV | = human herpesvirus |
| HIb | = Haemohilus influenzae type b |
| HIV | = human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPV | = human papillomavirus |
| HRIG | = human rabies immune globulin |
| HSV | = herpes simplex virus |
| HTLV | = human T-cell lymphotropic virus |
| HUS | = hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| ICD | = International Classification of Diseases |
| ID | = intradermal |
| i.e. | = that is |
| IEM | = immune electron microscopy |
| IF | = immunofluorescent testing |
| IFA/IFAT | = indirect immunofluorescent antibody/assay |
| IHR (2005) | = International Health Regulations (2005) |
| IG | = immune globulin (serum) |
| IgA | = immunoglobulin class A |
| IgG | = immunoglobulin class G |
| IgM | = immunoglobulin class M |
| IM | = intramuscular |
| IND | = investigational new drug |
| INH | = isoniazid |
| IPV | = inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
| IU | = international unit |
| IV | = intravenous |
| kg | = kilogram |
| kGy | = kiloGray |
| km | = kilometer |
| KFD | = Kyasanur Forest disease |
| KSHV | = Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
| l | = liter |
| LA | = latex agglutination |
| lb | = pound [weight] |
| LCM | = lymphocytic choriomeningitis |
| LD | = lethal dose |
| LTBI | = latent TB infection |
| mEq | = milliequivalents |
| mg | = milligram |
| mIU | = milli-IU (international units) |
| ml | = milliliter |
| mm | = millimeter |
| MDR | = multidrug resistant |
| MDT | = multidrug therapy |
| MOTT | = Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis |
| MMR | = measles-mumps-rubella [vaccine] |
| MR | = measles-rubella [vaccine] |
| MRI | = magnetic resonance imaging |
| MV | = Murray Valley [fever] |
| NAG | = non-agglutinable [vibrio] |
| NTM | = nontuberculous mycobacteria |
| NGU | = non-gonococcal urethritis |
| OHF | = Omsk hemorrhagic fever |
| OPV | = oral poliovirus vaccine |
| ORS | = oral rehydration solution |
| OspA | = outer-surface protein A |
| PAHO | = Pan American Health Organization |
| PCECV | = purified chick embryo |
| PCR | = polymerase chain reaction |
| PE | = Powassan encephalitis |
| PEP | = postexposure prophylaxis |
| PO | = oral (per os) |
| PPD-S | = purified protein derivative-standard |
| ppm | = parts per million |
| PVRVP | = purified vero cell vaccines |
| PZA | = pyrazinamide |
| q.v. | = see |
| RBC | = red blood cell |
| RDS | = respiratory distress syndrome |
| RIA | = radioimmunoassay |
| RIF | = rifampicin |
| RMSF | = Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
| RNA | = ribonucleic acid |
| rOspA | = recombinant OspA |
| RSV | = respiratory syncytial virus |
| RRV-TV | = rhesus-based rotavirus vaccine |
| RT-PCR | = retrotranscriptase PCR |
| RVA | = rabies vaccine, adsorbed |
| RVF | = Rift Valley fever |
| SARS | = severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| SARS CoV | = SARS coronavirus |
| SCBA | = self-contained breathing apparatus |
| SC | = subcutaneous |
| SI | = Système International d'Unités (International System of Units) |
| SLE | = St Louis encephalitis |
| sp. or spp. | = species |
| STEC | = shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli |
| subsp. | = subspecies |
| STI | = sexually transmitted infection |
| TB | = tuberculosis |
| TCBS | = Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Sucrose [medium] |
| Td | = tetanus and diphtheria toxoid |
| TIG | = tetanus immune globulin |
| TLTBI | = treatment of latent TB infection |
| TSS | = toxic shock syndrome |
| TT | = tetanus toxoid |
| TTP | = thromobcytopenic purpura |
| UK | = United Kingdom |
| UNAIDS | = Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS |
| UNDP | = United Nations Development Programme |
| USA | = United States of America |
| USPHS | = US Public Health Service |
| UV | = ultraviolet |
| VAPP | = vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis |
| VCA | = viral capsid antigen |
| vCJD | = variant CJD |
| VEE | = Venezuelan equine encephalitis |
| vs. | = versus |
| VSV | = vesicular stomatitis virus |
| VZIG | = varicella zoster immunoglobulin |
| VZV | = varicella zoster virus |
| WEE | = Western equine encephalitis |
| WBC | = white blood cell |
| WHA | = World Health Assembly |
| WHO | = World Health Organization |
| wP | = whole Pertussis [vaccine] |
| YF | = yellow fever |
| ZDV | = zidovudine |
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