Emerging Infection

Aka: Emerging Infection

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II. Epidemiology: Infectious Disease is greatest cause of Morbidity, Mortality

  1. Viral Infection
    1. Cytomegalovirus
      1. Congenital Mental Retardation
    2. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
      1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    3. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
      1. Cervical Cancer
    4. Enterovirus
      1. Diabetes Mellitus (possible association)
    5. Hantavirus
      1. Hypertensive Renal Disease
  2. Bacterial Infection
    1. Borrelia Burgdorferi
      1. Lyme Disease
    2. Ehrlichiosis
    3. Chlamydia trachomatis
      1. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Infertility
    4. Enteric Bacteria
      1. Reiter's Syndrome
    5. Escherichia coli 01457:H7
      1. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
    6. Helicobacter Pylori
      1. Peptic Ulcer Disease
  3. Parasites
    1. Toxoplasmosis
      1. Congenital Mental Retardation

III. Causes: Emerging Infections

  1. Ebola Virus
  2. Hantavirus
  3. Dengue
  4. Cholera
  5. Anthrax
  6. Lassa Fever
  7. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  8. Bolivian Hemorrhagic fever
  9. Diphtheria
  10. Rift Valley Fever
  11. Plague
  12. Yellow Fever

IV. Reference

  1. Hooton (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(6):1087-6 [PubMed]
  2. (1995) Lecture: M Osterholm, MD, Minneapolis, MN

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