Infectious diseases are a continuing danger to all people, no matter what their age, gender, lifestyle, ethnic background, or economic status. They are still one of the most common causes of suffering and death, and they impose an enormous financial burden on society.
Some diseases have been effectively controlled with the help of modern technology such as antibiotics and vaccines. Yet new diseases-such as AIDS, Lyme disease, and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome-are constantly appearing. Others, such as malaria, tuberculosis, and bacterial pneumonias, are now appearing in forms that are resistant to drug treatments.
Centers for Disease Control - emerging diseases
West Nile Virus
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
Avian Influenza
http://www.clark.wa.gov/health/pandemic/index.html
Ebola
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola.htm
