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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.Dr Tan is Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases attending; Medical Director of the International Patient and Destination Services Program (IPS); co-Director of the Pediatric Travel Medicine Clinic; and Director of the International Adoptee Clinic at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases. Dr Tan recently served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA, 2017-2020). She is also a member of the IDSA Education Committee and the chairperson of the IDSA Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, Access & Equity. She has served as Chairperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Infectious Diseases (SOID, 2014-2018) and as a member of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID, Redbook Committee, 2010 - 2018). She currently serves as chairperson of the AAP Global Immunization Advocacy Project Advisory Committee and is a technical advisor for the AAP/CDC Global Immunization Advocacy Project, the AAP Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Workgroup—Education Subcommittee, AAP Expert Pertussis Cocooning Advisory Committee, and liaison to the CDC ACIP Pertussis Working Group and the Illinois Chapter of the AAP OB/GYN Immunizations and Pregnancy Outreach Committee. She is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Global Health Task Force Dissemination and Advocacy Work Group. Dr Tan is a member of the Vaccine and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she serves as co-Chair of the AFM Task Force and the Vaccine Confidence Task Force. She served as a member of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines of the US Department of Health and Human Services from 2016 to 2019. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Contemporary Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Red Book: A Quick Diagnostic Deck. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (Official Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society), Internal Medicine Reviews, and Vaccines. She is the Co-Chairperson and US Representative to the International Steering Committee of the Global Pertussis Initiative (GPI); a member and consultant to the Steering Committee of the Latin America Without Pertussis Initiative (PAHEF, SLIPE); a member of the Expert Pertussis Core Team for Latin America & the Caribbean: Pertussis Action Plan 2020; a member of the Board of Directors of the World Association of Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders (WAidid); and a member of the US National Pertussis Task Force (AAP and Every Child by Two). She also is a member of the vaccine advisory boards of Merck, Sanofi Pasteur, GSK and Pfizer/Wyeth.

• How to Use This DeckFigure CreditsANIMAL- AND INSECT-TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSInfections Transmitted by Animals1. Anthrax2. Cat-Scratch Disease (Bartonella henselae)3. Leptospirosis4. Pasteurella Infections5. Plague6. Rat-Bite Fever7. Toxoplasma gondii Infections (Toxoplasmosis)8. TularemiaInfections Transmitted by Mosquitoes or Other Insect Vectors9. Arboviruses10. Leishmaniasis11. Malaria12. West Nile Virus13. Zika VirusTick-borne Infections14. Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Related Infections (Human Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, and Related Infections)15. Murine Typhus (Endemic or Fleaborne Typhus)16. Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi Infection)17. Rickettsialpox18. Rocky Mountain Spotted FeverBACTERIAL INFECTIONSBacterial Infections Originating From the Oral Cavity19. Actinomycosis20. Bacteroides, Prevotella, and Other Gram-Negative Bacilli Infections21. Fusobacterium Infections (Including Lemierre Disease)Bacterial Infections of the Skin (Cellulitis)22. Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)23. Nocardiosis24. Staphylococcal Infections25. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome26. Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome27. Tetanus (Lockjaw)Bacterial Infections With Respiratory Transmission28. Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Infections29. Diphtheria30. Haemophilus influenzae Infections31. Leprosy32. Meningococcal Infections33. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Other Mycoplasma Species Infections34. Pertussis (Whooping Cough)35. Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcal) Infections36. Tuberculosis37. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections (Environmental Mycobacteria, Mycobacteria Other Than Mycobacterium tuberculosis)Other Bacterial Infections38. Gonococcal Infections in Newborns39. Group A Streptococcal Infections40. Group B Streptococcal Infections41. Non–Group A or B Streptococcal and Enterococcal InfectionsDISEASES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN42. Kawasaki DiseaseFOOD POISONING (VIA CONTAMINATED FOOD OR WATER)43. Botulism and Infant Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)44. Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)45. Serious Neonatal Bacterial Infectious Caused by Enterobacteriaceae (Including Septicemia and Meningitis)46. Helicobacter pylori Infections47. Hepatitis A48. Listeria monocytogenes Infections (Listeriosis)49. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections50. Salmonella Infections51. Shigella Infections52. Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections (Enteritis and Other Illnesses)FUNGAL INFECTIONS53. Aspergillosis54. Blastomycosis55. Candidiasis56. Coccidioidomycosis57. Pityriasis Versicolor (Formerly Tinea Versicolor)58. Sporotrichosis59. Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch)INFESTATIONS60. Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice)61. Pediculosis Corporis (Body Lice)62. Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice, Crab Lice)63. ScabiesPARASITIC INFECTIONSAmebic Infections64. Amebiasis65. Amebic Meningoencephalitis and Keratitis (Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species, and Balamuthia mandrillaris)Hookworm Infections66. Cutaneous Larva Migrans67. Hookworm Infections (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus)Ringworm Fungal Infections68. Tinea Capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)69. Tinea Corporis (Ringworm of the Body)70. Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium (Onychomycosis) (Athlete’s Foot, Ringworm of the Feet)Roundworm Infections71. Ascaris lumbricoides Infections72. Baylisascaris Infections73. Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides stercoralis)74. Trichinellosis (Trichinella spiralis and Other Species)Tapeworm Infections75. Dipylidium caninum Infection76. Taeniasis and Cysticercosis77. Tapeworms of Other Types (Including Hydatid Disease)Worm Infections of Other Types78. Lymphatic Filariasis (Bancroftian, Malayan, and Timorian)79. Pinworm Infection (Enterobius vermicularis)SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS80. Chancroid and Cutaneous Ulcers81. Chlamydia trachomatis82. Gonococcal Infections of the Genitals and Sequelae83. Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)84. HIV Infection85. Human Papillomaviruses86. Syphilis87. Trichomonas vaginalis Infections (Trichomoniasis)VIRAL INFECTIONS88. Coronaviruses, Including SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV89. Enterovirus (Nonpoliovirus) (Group A and B Coxsackieviruses, Echoviruses, Numbered Enteroviruses)90. Measles91. Molluscum Contagiosum92. Mumps93. Parvovirus B19 (Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease)94. Rubella95. Smallpox (Variola)Herpes and Related Viral Infections96. Cytomegalovirus Infection97. Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (Infectious Mononucleosis)98. Herpes Simplex99. Human Herpesvirus 6 (Including Roseola) and 7100. Varicella-Zoster Virus InfectionsRespiratory Viral Infections101.   Adenovirus Infections102. Parainfluenza Viral Infections