Infectious diseases caused by organisms and lead to illnesses are increasing in the community "emerging" causes are multiple
antibiotic resistentce
international travel, commerce, increased exposure, population growth, poverty,
mycobatria causes TB
serious illness causes an economic burden
the main issue is drug resisteance
new treatments
access to care
spread can increase geograpical distribution
masks and isolation of actively infected
Emergening diseases are increasing in incidence or threatening to increase in the next 2 decades
they require care by others
unable to work
need hospitalization and medications
cause more poverty "no income, no production"
decrease burden and spread