Classification-Schedules

Classification 2025 Winter Edition

Worldwide source of medical classification resources

WC

Communicable Diseases

Schedule Contents

Reference Works. General Works Sexually Transmitted Diseases General Infection Bacterial Infections Enteric Infections Other Bacterial Infections. Zoonotic Bacterial Infections Mycoses General Virus Diseases General RNA Virus Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections Infectious Mononucleosis. Arbovirus Infections Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers. Other Virus Diseases Infectious Viral Skin Diseases Rickettsiaceae Infections. Chlamydiaceae Infections Tropical and Parasitic Diseases

Classify here all major systemic infectious diseases.

Classify tuberculosis in WF 200-415.

Classify works on an infection which affects a single organ with the organ.

Reference Works. General Works

WC 1

Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified) (Cutter from name of organization or society) (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in WC 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see WC 23-24.

WC 5

Collected works by several authors

WC 7

Collected works by individual authors

WC 9

Addresses. Essays. Lectures

WC 11

History (General) (Table-G)

Classify history of a single infectious disease with the disease.

WC 11.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WC 13

Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 15

Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 16

Tables. Statistics. Surveys (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 16.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 17

Atlases. Pictorial works

Classify here also atlases on single infectious diseases.

WC 18

Education

Classify here works about education.

WC 18.2

Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)

Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

WC 19

Schools, departments, and faculties of infectious diseases (Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

Include here works on the history of schools. Classify courses of study, college catalogs, etc., in W 19.5.

WC 19.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 20

Research (General)

Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

WC 22

Directories (Table-G)

WC 22.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 23

Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.

WC 24

Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)

WC 25

Laboratory manuals. Technique

WC 26

Equipment and supplies

Classify catalogs in W 26.

WC 26.5

Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)

Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.

WC 27

Collective isolation and quarantine hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. Leper colonies (Table-G)

WC 27.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WC 28

Individual isolation and quarantine hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, etc. Leper colonies (Cutter from name of hospital) (Table-G)

WC 28.5

Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.

WC 28.6

Individual museums, exhibitions, etc. (Cutter from name of museum, etc.) (Table-G)

[WC 32]

[This number not used]

Classify laws relating to infectious diseases in WA 32.

[WC 33]

[This number not used]

Classify discussion of laws relating to infectious diseases in WA 33.

WC 39

Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)

WC 100

General works

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

WC 140

Sexually transmitted diseases

Classify works on AIDS and HIV infections in WC 503-503.7.

WC 142

Public health control measures

WC 144

Prevention

WC 150

Gonorrhea

WC 155

Chancroid

WC 160

Syphilis

WC 160.5

Diagnosis

WC 161

Congenital

WC 162

Primary. Secondary

WC 164

Tertiary

WC 165

Neurosyphilis

WC 168

Cardiovascular

[WC 169]

[This number not used]

Classify gummatous lesions in WC 165.

WC 170

Treatment

WC 180

Granuloma inguinale

WC 185

Lymphogranuloma venereum

General Infection

WC 195

Infection. Cross infection. Laboratory infection

Cf. WX 167 for prevention and control of cross infection in hospitals; WU 29.5 for prevention and control of cross infection in dental health facilities or in the provision of dental care.

Bacterial Infections

WC 200

Bacterial infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on localized bacterial infections by site.

WC 202

Pneumonia (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify here all pneumonias regardless of the affecting organism.

WC 203

Community-acquired pneumonia

WC 204

Pneumococcal pneumonia. Staphylococcal pneumonia

WC 207

Viral pneumonia

WC 209

Aspiration pneumonia

WC 210

Streptococcal infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on endocarditis in WG 285; on impetigo in WR 225.

WC 214

Scarlet fever

WC 217

Pneumococcal infections

Classify works on lobar pneumonia in WC 204.

WC 220

Rheumatic fever. Chorea in rheumatic fever

Classify works on rheumatic heart disease in WG 240.

WC 230

Focal infection

Cf. WU 246 in dentistry.

WC 234

Erysipelas

WC 240

Bacteremia. Sepsis. Toxemias

Classify works on pregnancy toxemias in WQ 215.

WC 242

Listeriosis

WC 245

Meningococcal infections

WC 246

Mycoplasmatales infections

WC 250

Staphylococcal infections

Classify works on infectious skin diseases in WR; on hordeolum in WW 205; on staphylococcal pneumonia in WC 204; on food poisoning in WC 268.

WC 255

Wound infection

Cf. WO 185 Surgical wound infection.

Enteric Infections

WC 260

Enterobacteriaceae and other enteric infections

Classify works on Yersinia infections in WC 350.

WC 262

Cholera

WC 264

Epidemics

WC 266

Paratyphoid fevers

WC 268

Bacterial food poisoning. Bacterial water poisoning

Classify works on contamination by specific chemicals with the chemical involved. Classify works on food or water poisoning caused by pesticides in WA 240. Classify works on plant poisoning in WA 700.

WC 269

Salmonella infections

Classify works on salmonella food poisoning in WC 268; on paratyphoid fevers in WC 266.

WC 270

Typhoid fever

WC 280

Dysentery (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 282

Bacillary dysentery

WC 285

Amebic dysentery. Amebiasis

Classify works on amebic liver abscess in WI 730.

WC 290

Escherichia coli infections

Other Bacterial Infections. Zoonotic Bacterial Infections

WC 302

Actinomycetales infections. Mycobacterium infections

Classify works on leprosy in WC 335; on mycetoma in WR 340; on tuberculosis in WF, etc.

WC 305

Anthrax

WC 310

Brucellosis

WC 318

Corynebacterium infections

WC 320

Diphtheria

WC 330

Pseudomonas infections. Glanders

WC 335

Leprosy

WC 340

Bordetella infections. Whooping cough

WC 350

Yersinia infections. Plague

WC 355

Epidemics

WC 368

Clostridium infections

Classify works on botulism in WC 268.

WC 370

Tetanus. Trismus

WC 375

Gas gangrene

WC 380

Tularemia

WC 390

Rat-bite fever

WC 400

Spirochaetales infections

[WC 405]

[This number not used]

Classify rat-bite fever (sodoku) in WC 390.

WC 406

Borrelia infections. Lyme disease

WC 410

Relapsing fever

WC 420

Leptospirosis. Weil disease

WC 422

Treponemal infections

Classify works on syphilis in WC 160-170.

WC 425

Yaws

Mycoses

WC 450

Mycoses (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on dermatomycoses in WR 300-340; on fungal lung diseases in WF 652.

WC 460

Coccidioidomycosis. Paracoccidioidomycosis

WC 465

Histoplasmosis

WC 470

Candidiasis

Classify works on cutaneous candidiasis in WR 300.

WC 475

Cryptococcosis. Sporotrichosis

General Virus Diseases

WC 500

Virus diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

General RNA Virus Infections

WC 501

RNA virus infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 502

Retroviridae infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections

WC 503

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections

WC 503.1

Diagnosis

WC 503.2

Therapy

WC 503.3

Etiology. Transmission

WC 503.4

Epidemiology (Table-G)

WC 503.41

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WC 503.5

Complications

WC 503.6

Prevention and control

WC 503.7

Psychosocial aspects

WC 503.8

Popular works

Classify here popular works on all aspects of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or HIV infections.

Viral Respiratory Tract Infections. Respirovirus Infections

WC 505

Viral respiratory tract infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 506

COVID-19

WC 506.1

Diagnosis

WC 506.2

Therapy

WC 506.3

Etiology. Transmission

WC 506.4

Epidemiology (Table-G)

WC 506.41

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WC 506.5

Complications. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

WC 506.6

Prevention and control

WC 506.7

Psychological aspects. Socioeconomic factors

WC 510

Common cold

WC 512

Orthomyxoviridae infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 515

Human influenza

WC 518

Respirovirus Infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on measles in WC 580.

WC 520

Mumps

Infectious Mononucleosis. Arbovirus Infections

WC 522

Infectious mononucleosis

WC 524

Arbovirus infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on arbovirus encephalitis in WC 542; on lymphocytic choriomeningitis in WC 540.

[WC 525]

[This number not used]

Classify psittacosis [ornithosis] in WC 660.

WC 526

Phlebotomus fever

WC 528

Dengue

WC 530

Yellow fever

WC 532

Epidemics

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers. Other Virus Diseases

WC 534

Viral hemorrhagic fevers

WC 536

Human viral hepatitis

WC 540

Neurotropic virus diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 542

Arbovirus encephalitis. Equine encephalomyelitis (in humans)

Classify works on encephalomyelitis of the horse in SF 959.E5.

WC 550

Rabies

WC 555

Poliomyelitis

WC 556

Prevention and control

Infectious Viral Skin Diseases

WC 570

Infectious viral skin diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 571

Herpesviridae infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on infectious mononucleosis in WC 522; on Burkitt's lymphoma in WH 525; on other infections with no skin manifestations in WC 500.

WC 572

Chickenpox

WC 575

Herpes zoster

WC 578

Herpes simplex

WC 580

Measles

WC 582

Rubella

WC 584

Poxviridae infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 585

Smallpox

WC 588

Prevention and control

WC 590

Epidemics

[WC 593]

[This number not used]

Classify cat-scratch disease in WC 640.

Rickettsiaceae Infections. Chlamydiaceae Infections

WC 600

Rickettsiaceae infections. Chlamydiaceae infections. Tick-borne diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 602

Trench fever

WC 605

Epidemic louse-borne typhus

WC 610

Epidemics

WC 615

Endemic flea-borne typhus

WC 620

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

WC 625

Other tick-borne rickettsial infections

WC 630

Scrub typhus

WC 635

Other mite-borne rickettsial infections

WC 640

Bartonellaceae infections

WC 660

Psittacosis

Tropical and Parasitic Diseases

WC 680

Tropical diseases (General)

Cf. WR 350 Tropical diseases of the skin.

WC 685

Neglected diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 695

Parasitic diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify general works on localized infections by site, e.g., Parasitic skin diseases in WR 345.

WC 698

Parasitic intestinal diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on amebic dysentery in WC 285.

WC 700

Protozoan infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

Classify works on amebiasis in WC 285; on trichomonas vaginitis in WP 258. See also other localized infections indexed.

WC 705

Trypanosomiasis

WC 715

Visceral leishmaniasis

Classify general works on leishmaniasis and on cutaneous leishmaniasis in WR 350.

WC 725

Toxoplasmosis (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 730

Coccidiosis

WC 735

Balantidiasis

WC 750

Malaria

WC 755

Epidemiology (Table-G)

WC 755.1

General coverage (Not Table-G)

WC 765

Prevention and control

WC 770

Therapy

WC 800

Helminthiasis (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 805

Trematode infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 810

Schistosomiasis

[WC 825]

[This number not used]

Classify Cestode infections in WC 830.

WC 830

Cestode infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 838

Cysticercosis. Taeniasis

WC 840

Echinococcosis

Classify works on hepatic echinococcosis in WI 710; on pulmonary echinococcosis in WF 630.

WC 850

Nematode infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 855

Trichinellosis

WC 860

Trichuriasis. Oxyuriasis

WC 865

Strongyloidiasis

WC 870

Ascariasis

WC 880

Filariasis and related conditions (General or not elsewhere classified)

WC 885

Onchocerciasis

WC 890

Hookworm infections (General or not elsewhere classified)

[WC 900]

[This number not used]

Classify works on ectoparasitic infestations and disinfestations in WR 345.

WC 950

Zoonoses (General)

Classify work on specific diseases of animals in SF. Classify works on specific animal disease vectors in QX 199-735.