Emerging Diseases 🦠Flashcards
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Dengue fever
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vector- mosquito, common in South East Asia
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Avian Flu
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first detected geese in china in 1996. detected in humans un 1997.
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Ebola
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originated in west Africa in the democratic republic of Congo, 1976 it emerged near the ebola river and reappeared 2014/2016. direct contact of bodily fluids
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VRSA
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is a type of antibiotic resistant Staph. it emerged in 1958 and was prevalent in America. direct contact. vancomycin resistant staph
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Defintion
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Emerging infectious diseases are infections that have recently appeared within a population or whose rate has increased recently, and could increase in the near future.
