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Bookmark or Share- Communicable Diseases - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationIt is estimated that a core group of communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and neglected infectious diseases, accounted for 6 percent of the total burden of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in all age groups and sexes in the Americas in 2017. The same group of diseases was responsible for 7% of all deaths.
- Endemic vs. epidemic vs. pandemic - Mayo Clinic Health SystemJohn O'Horo, M.D., a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says that while stats are headed in the right direction, it's too early to call the pandemic over. "A lot of the discussion right now centers on if we are heading toward this being an endemic disease that's always present in the background.
- World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2024 - PAHONTDs, or neglected infectious diseases, are a diverse group of some 20 conditions that are widespread where people in vulnerability situation live, where water safety, sanitation, and access to health care are inadequate or suboptimal. Caused mostly by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and toxins, NTDs affect ...
- Antimicrobial Resistance - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationThe Antimicrobial Service of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (ANLIS–Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán): Committed to Public Health in Argentina and the World 16 Nov 2021 Resistant bacteria present a major threat in hospitals, but there are measures to prevent their spread
- Neglected, Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases - PAHONeglected ('forgotten') diseases and vector-borne diseases are a set of infectious diseases, that primarily affect the most vulnerable populations. These populations include those with the least access to health services, especially impoverished people living in remote rural areas and urban shantytowns, although some of these diseases, such as ...
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