NATS 1670 Study Guide - Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vitamin K, Microorganism
13 Oct 2014
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Until fairly recently, infectious disease was the leading cause of death (went from 63% in. In approximately 30 million diseased individuals, less than one million will receive treatment. Since the early 2000"s, the amount of drugs available within these countries has increased. Microbes-host equilibrium: microbial diseases are often severe but most microbes do not cause disease. Example: tuberculosis vs ebola virus: tuberculosis is a chronic disease that lasts for approximately 30 years before killing the host a contagious disease that can be passed to others progressively gets worse until death. Although it is harmful to the host, it is considered beneficial because it takes a long time to kill: ebola virus is an acute disease with obvious symptoms. In 1969, us surgeon general to congress: it"s time to close the book on infectious diseases biggest mistake, because doctors were not as focused on this topic, thus no improvements had been made for a long period of time.
