Infectious Diseases

The social sciences have uncovered a plethora of information about the social dimensions of infectious disease before COVID‐19 made them apparent to the lay population. It is therefore important for sociologists to understand the social foundations of infectious disease so as to contribute to a growing body of knowledge. This includes terminology, disciplinary subfields, prevalence of infectious diseases, and trends in the workforce. The impact of social inequality on the determinants of infectious disease outcomes is also critical. The entry discusses the social nature of contagious infectious disease and the societal response to these diseases. The scientific and intellectual movements that are working to address the interdisciplinary foundations of the problem of infectious disease are also explored, and sociologists are invited to join the conversation

Biology · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Viral Infections and Vectors · Zoonotic diseases and public health

• Experiencing Syndemic

  Open Access•Olga Zvonareva, Willemien van Bergen et al.•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

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• Women are most affected by pandemics — lessons from past outbreaks

  Open Access•Clare Wenham, Julia Smith et al.•Nature•2020

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• Implementing an emergency risk communication campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria

  Open Access•Vivianne Ihekweazu, Ukwori Ejibe et al.•BMJ Global Health•2022

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• Public apprehension of emerging infectious diseases

  Open Access•H Joffe•Public Understanding of Science•2011

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• Impact of infectious disease epidemics on xenophobia

  Open Access•Tânia Magalhães Silva, Maria V Cade et al.•Journal of Migration and Health•2022

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• A review and agenda for integrated disease models including social and behavioural factors

  Open Access•Jamie Bedson, Laura A Skrip et al.•Nature Human Behaviour•2021

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• The spread of Zika and the potential for global arbovirus syndemics

  Open Access•M Singer•Global Public Health•2016

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• Implementing a One Health approach to emerging infectious disease

  Open Access•Chris Degeling, Jane Johnson et al.•BMC Public Health•2015

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• Influenza and Pneumonia Mortality Across the 30 Biggest U.S. Cities

  Open Access•Julia F Lippert, Joanna Buscemi et al.•Journal of Racial and Ethnic…•2021

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• When the spread of disease becomes a global event

  Open Access•Sudeepa Abeysinghe•Social Studies of Science•2013

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• Analyses of infectious disease patterns and drivers largely lack insights from social epidemiology

  Grace A Noppert, John T Kubale et al.•Journal of Epidemiology and…•2017

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• Regional and Racial Inequality in Infectious Disease Mortality in U.S. Cities, 1900–1948

  Open Access•James J Feigenbaum, Christopher Muller et al.•Demography•2019

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• Using Knowledge of Social Networks to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections

  William Darrow, William W Darrow et al.•Sociological Focus•1999

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• Are There Global Syndemics

  M Singer, Nicola Bulled et al.•Medical Anthropology•2022

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• Health behavior homophily can mitigate the spread of infectious diseases in small-world networks

  Open Access•Hendrik Nunner, Vincent Busken et al.•Social Science & Medicine•2022

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• A General Theory of Scientific/Intellectual Movements

  Open Access•Scott Frickel, Neil Gro et al.•American Sociological Review•2005

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• American Medical Sociology and Health Problems in the Global South

  Open Access•R Farber, Joseph Harris•Sociological Perspectives•2022

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• Incarceration as Exposure

  Open Access•Michael Massoglia•Journal of Health and Social…•2008

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• Old Inequalities, New Disease

  Carol A Heimer•Annual Review of Sociology•2007

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• Interlocked Infections

  Open Access•M Singer, Nicola Bulled•Annals of Anthropological Practice•2012

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