1 - Intro to Bacteria and Pub Health

Question 1

What is causing an increase in bacterial infections

Answer 1

• Aging populations
• More people with immune suppression (cancer chemo, aids etc)
• Emerging infectious diseases
• Antibiotic resistance

Question 2

What are the major bacterial causes of death worldwide

Answer 2

• Lower respiratory tract infections
• Neonatal conditions
• Diarrhoeal diseases

Question 3

Current infectious disease issues

Answer 3

• Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (covid, scarlet fever)
• Food and water borne infections (cholera)
• Hospital acquired infections
• Bioterrorism
• Pathogen evolution