"potentially mean[] a medical specialty, specifically a branch of occupational medicine attending to the medical risks and needs (both preventive and interventional) of soldiers, sailors and other service members."
Study of pathogens and the diseases they cause, including the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases within a military population.
Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and determinants of infectious diseases in populations.
Pathogenesis: The scientific study of the mechanisms that cause infectious diseases.
Microbiology: The study of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Immunity: The ability of the body to defend itself against infectious agents.
Diagnosis: The identification of the infectious agent and the disease it causes.
Treatment: The therapeutic actions taken to treat infectious diseases.
Prevention: Strategies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as vaccination, hygiene, and quarantine.
Zoonotic diseases: Diseases that can be transmitted to humans from animals.
Emerging infectious diseases: Newly identified infectious agents with an increased incidence or that pose a danger to public health.
Biosecurity: Strategies and systems designed to prevent the accidental or deliberate spread of infectious agents or biological weapons.
Military-specific infectious diseases: Infectious diseases that affect military personnel or are prevalent in military settings.
Vector-borne diseases: Diseases spread by insects, such as malaria or dengue fever.
Nosocomial infections: Infections acquired in a healthcare setting.
Antimicrobial resistance: The ability of microorganisms to resist the effects of drugs used to control their growth.
Biodefense: The protection of civilian and military populations against biological attacks or epidemics.
"This disparate arena has historically involved the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases (especially tropical diseases)."
"Undersea and aviation medicine can be understood as subspecialties of military medicine, or in any case originated as such."
"The planning and practice of the surgical management of mass battlefield casualties and the logistical and administrative considerations of establishing and operating combat support hospitals."
"Military medical hierarchies, especially the organization of structured medical command and administrative systems that interact with and support deployed combat units."
"The administration and practice of health care for military service members and their dependents in non-deployed (peacetime) settings."
"Few countries certify or recognize 'military medicine' as a formal specialty or subspecialty in its own right."
"Medical research and development specifically bear upon problems of military medical interest."
"vaccines or drugs for soldiers, medical evacuation systems, drinking water chlorination, etc."
"many of which ultimately prove important beyond the purely military considerations that inspired them."