emerging diseases

Question 1

name two emerging diseases

Answer 1

Pseudogymnoascus destructans and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Question 2

pseudogymnoascus

Answer 2

causes white nose syndrome in bats

Question 3

when did pseudogymnoascus appear

Answer 3

2006 in a single cave- now spreading across US and canada. Could lead to local extinctions

Question 4

Batrachochytrrium dendrobatidis (Bd)

Answer 4

fungal infection o over 500 species of amphibians. Hyper virulent strain has energy and globally dispersed .
Playing a major role in amphibian species decline

Question 5

candida auris

Answer 5

first reported in Japan in 2009. infections now reported across the world. causes both superficial and systemic dosease

Question 6

hey concerns of candida auris

Answer 6

multi-drug resistance, misdiagnosis and hospital outbreaks