Health protection

Question 1

What diseases have emerged/re-emerged in the past few decades?

Answer 1

• TB (MDR, XDR)
• HIV
• MSRA
• C.diff
• E.cole 0157
• Ebola
• Pandemic flu
• Zika
• CPE

Question 2

What features of 21st century life perpetuate infectious disease?

Answer 2

Societal events (war, migration, urban decay)
Human behaviour (travel, diet, recreation)
Healthcare (new devices, transplants, immunosuppresion
Environmental change (deforestation, floods, climate change)
Public health (organ transplant)
Microbial adaptation