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Examples Of Pathogens Recognized In The Past 30 Years by nelson1(m): 3:52am On Oct 15, 2006 |
Examples of Pathogens Recognized in the Past 30 Years YEAR MICROBE DISEASE 1973 Rotavirus Major cause of infantile diarrhea globally 1976 Cryptosporidium parvum Acute and chronic diarrhea 1977 Ebola virus Ebola hemorrhagic fever 1983 HIV AIDS 1992 Vibrio cholerae O139 New strain associated with epidemic cholera 1995 Human herpes virus-8 Associated with Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS patients 1997 Avian Influenza [Type A (H5N1)] Influenza 2003 SARS coronavirus SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Source: Modified from WHO Fact Sheet No. 97, 1998, World Health Organization Today, infectious agents are the main cause of new or recurring epidemics. We face a double threat of newly emerging diseases, such as HIV and Ebola, as well as the re-emergence of pathogens such as tuberculosis and cholera, long considered under control in some regions. |
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