POPULATION-STRUCTURE OF THE CAUSATIVE AGE NTS OF INFECTIOUS-DISEASES AND THE MECHANISM OF DEVELOPMENT OF AN EPIDEMIC PROCESS

The parameters of clonality and preservation capacity, characterizing the population structure of the causative agents of infectious disease s, have been worked out on the basis of the clonal concept and the con cept of self-restructuring of microbial populations. Different correla tions between these parameters determine the existence of 9 independen t groups of infections. The mechanisms and manifestations of the epide mic process of these infections have been described and the priority d irections of antiepidemic measures formulated.