How To Deal With Emerging And Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases Globally?
The emergence of new infectious diseases, re-emergence of old infectious diseases and persistence of intractable infectious diseases, all led to persistence and even increase in infectious diseases in many parts of the world. Important Emerging diseases are Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), SARS, Influenza, Hepatitis, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Bloody diarrhea – by Escherichia coli, Cholera, Legionella pneumonia and Lymes disease. Important Re-emerging diseases are Tuberculosis, Dengue fever, Malaria, Meningococcal meningitis, West Nile fever, Bubonic plague and Hanta virus pulmonary syndrome. The factors responsible for emergence and re-emergence of these diseases are changes in human demographics, changing human behavior, increased international travel and commerce, changes in genetic make-up, inappropriate land use and irrigation projects, and inappropriate and inadequate health infrastructure, especially in developing countries. The key components of the response are Survei
