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H. Cody Meissner, MD, FAAP is a Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and Head of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Service at Tufts Medical Center. He is additionally a consultant to the Committee on Infectious Diseases (Red Book Committee) for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). From 2008 to 2012, he was a member of the Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases (ACIP) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He presently serves as a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. H. Cody Meissner received his undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and a medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. After completing a pediatric residency at Tufts Medical Center, he spent 2 years at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, focusing on adenovirus transcription. He then returned to Boston to complete a pediatric infectious disease fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Microbiology at Harvard University.   Dr Meissner is the author of more than 200 original reports, reviews, and book chapters, as well as AAP and CDC Policy Statements. He authors the monthly column "ID Snapshot" in AAP News.

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ANIMAL- AND INSECT-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Infections Transmitted by Animals
Anthrax
Cat-Scratch Disease (Bartonella henselae)
Leptospirosis
Pasteurella Infections
Plague
Rat-Bite Fever
Toxoplasma gondii Infections (Toxoplasmosis)
Tularemia
Infections Transmitted by Mosquitoes or Other Insect Vectors
Arboviruses
Leishmaniasis
Malaria
West Nile Virus
Zika Virus
Tick-borne Infections
Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Related Infections (Human Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis)
Endemic Typhus (Murine Typhus)
Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)
Rickettsialpox
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Bacterial Infections Originating from the Oral Cavity
Actinomycosis
Bacteroides and Prevotella Infections
Fusobacterium Infections (Including Lemierre Disease)
Bacterial Infections of the Skin (Cellulitis)
Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
Nocardiosis
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome
Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Tetanus (Lockjaw)
Bacterial Infections with Respiratory Transmission
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Infections
Diphtheria
Haemophilus influenzae Infections
Leprosy
Meningococcal Infections
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Other Mycoplasma Species Infections
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Pneumococcal Infections
Tuberculosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections (Environmental Mycobacteria, Mycobacteria Other Than Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Other Bacterial Infections
Gonococcal Infections in Newborns
Group A Streptococcal Infections
Group B Streptococcal Infections
Non—Group A or B Streptococcal and Enterococcal Infections
DISEASES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
Kawasaki Disease
FOOD POISONING (VIA CONTAMINATED FOOD OR WATER)
Botulism and Infant Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)
Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
Escherichia coli and Other Gram-Negative Bacilli (Septicemia and Meningitis in Neonates and Infants)
Helicobacter plyori Infections
Hepatitis A
Listeria monocytogenes Infections (Listeriosis)
Salmonella Infections
Shigella Infections
Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections (Enteritis and Other Illnesses)
FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Aspergillosis
Blastomycosis
Candidiasis
Coccidioidomycosis
Pityriasis Versicolor (Tinea Versicolor)
Sporotrichosis
Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch)
INFESTATIONS
Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)
Pediculosis Corporis (Body Lice)
Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice, Crab Lice)
Scabies
PARASITIC INFECTIONS
Amebic Infections
Amebiasis
Amebic Meningoencephalitis and Keratitis
Hookworm Infections
Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Hookworm Infections (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)
Ringworm Fungal Infections
Tinea Capitis
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium (Athlete's Foot, Ringworm of the Feet)
Roundworm Infections
Ascaris lumbricoides Infections
Baylisascaris Infections
Strongyloidiasis
Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis and Other Species)
Tapeworm Infections
Dipylidium caninum Infection
Taeniasis and Cysticercosis
Tapeworms of Other Types (Including Hydatid Disease)
Worm Infections of Other Types
Lymphatic Filariasis
Pinworm Infection (Enterobius vermicularis)
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Chancroid
Chlamydia trachomatis
Gonococcal Infections of the Genitals and Sequelae
Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
HIV Infection
Human Papillomaviruses
Syphilis
Trichomonas vaginalis Infection
VIRAL INFECTIONS
Enterovirus (Nonpoliovirus)
Measles
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease)
Rubella
Smallpox (Variola)
Herpes and Related Viral Infections
Cytomegalovirus Infection
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)
Herpes Simplex, Types 1 and 2
Human Herpesvirus 6 (Including Roseola) and 7
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections
Respiratory Viral Infections
Adenovirus Infections
Parainfluenza Viral Infections