Infectious Diseases and Global Health Security
questions and answers
Objectives - ✅✅Objectives include background, drivers of disease emergence, strategies, and some
success case studies.
Disease Transmission Matrix - ✅✅It includes Disease, Agent, Reservoir, Vector, Transmission, Clinical
Signs in Humans, Clinical Signs in Animals, Treatment, and Prevention.
Modes of Transmission - ✅✅Multiple modes of transmission depending on the disease.
Methods of Prevention - ✅✅Multiple methods of prevention are highlighted.
Common Disease Vectors - ✅✅Common vectors include mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.
Professions for Disease Prevention - ✅✅Professions include healthcare workers, veterinarians, and
environmental scientists.
Non-Zoonotic Diseases - ✅✅Examples include tuberculosis and cholera.
Recent Infectious Disease Outbreaks - ✅✅Zika virus (2016-), Avian Influenza in Africa (2016 - H7N9),
Chikungunya in the Americas (2014-), Yellow fever in Southern Africa (2016-), Ebola in West Africa
(2014-2015), MERS-CoV (2013-), and Pandemic H1N1.
Suspected Ebola Cases in Guinea - ✅✅3,081 suspected cases.
Confirmed Ebola Cases in Liberia - ✅✅8,931 confirmed cases.
Total Dead in Sierra Leone Ebola Outbreak - ✅✅3,363 total dead.
, Fatality Rate in Guinea - ✅✅75.5% fatality rate.
Need for Discussing Infectious Diseases/Zoonoses - ✅✅To address the need for a broad-based
approach to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks and reduce risks.
Consequences of No El Nino - ✅✅Lost wealth, reduced electricity, increased illness, malnutrition,
livestock deaths, and water shortages.
One Health Wicked Problem - ✅✅Issues like drought, food crises, and disease outbreaks that require
a multidisciplinary approach to solve.
Characteristics of Wicked Problems - ✅✅They are too complex to fully understand, have no simple
solutions, and actions can lead to unanticipated consequences.
Global Threat of Emerging Infectious Diseases - ✅✅They threaten health, prosperity, social stability,
and security.
Emerging Infectious Diseases Identified (1940-2004) - ✅✅335 emerging infectious diseases.
Percentage of Global Disease Burden from Emerging Diseases - ✅✅41% of the global disease burden.
Percentage of Emerging Diseases that are Zoonotic - ✅✅60.3% are zoonotic.
Percentage of Zoonotic Diseases from Wildlife - ✅✅71.8% from wildlife.
Diseases Affecting Non-Humans - ✅✅Avian Influenza H5N1, BSE, Tuberculosis in wildlife,
Chytridiomycosis in amphibians, and White-Nose Syndrome in bats.
questions and answers
Objectives - ✅✅Objectives include background, drivers of disease emergence, strategies, and some
success case studies.
Disease Transmission Matrix - ✅✅It includes Disease, Agent, Reservoir, Vector, Transmission, Clinical
Signs in Humans, Clinical Signs in Animals, Treatment, and Prevention.
Modes of Transmission - ✅✅Multiple modes of transmission depending on the disease.
Methods of Prevention - ✅✅Multiple methods of prevention are highlighted.
Common Disease Vectors - ✅✅Common vectors include mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.
Professions for Disease Prevention - ✅✅Professions include healthcare workers, veterinarians, and
environmental scientists.
Non-Zoonotic Diseases - ✅✅Examples include tuberculosis and cholera.
Recent Infectious Disease Outbreaks - ✅✅Zika virus (2016-), Avian Influenza in Africa (2016 - H7N9),
Chikungunya in the Americas (2014-), Yellow fever in Southern Africa (2016-), Ebola in West Africa
(2014-2015), MERS-CoV (2013-), and Pandemic H1N1.
Suspected Ebola Cases in Guinea - ✅✅3,081 suspected cases.
Confirmed Ebola Cases in Liberia - ✅✅8,931 confirmed cases.
Total Dead in Sierra Leone Ebola Outbreak - ✅✅3,363 total dead.
, Fatality Rate in Guinea - ✅✅75.5% fatality rate.
Need for Discussing Infectious Diseases/Zoonoses - ✅✅To address the need for a broad-based
approach to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks and reduce risks.
Consequences of No El Nino - ✅✅Lost wealth, reduced electricity, increased illness, malnutrition,
livestock deaths, and water shortages.
One Health Wicked Problem - ✅✅Issues like drought, food crises, and disease outbreaks that require
a multidisciplinary approach to solve.
Characteristics of Wicked Problems - ✅✅They are too complex to fully understand, have no simple
solutions, and actions can lead to unanticipated consequences.
Global Threat of Emerging Infectious Diseases - ✅✅They threaten health, prosperity, social stability,
and security.
Emerging Infectious Diseases Identified (1940-2004) - ✅✅335 emerging infectious diseases.
Percentage of Global Disease Burden from Emerging Diseases - ✅✅41% of the global disease burden.
Percentage of Emerging Diseases that are Zoonotic - ✅✅60.3% are zoonotic.
Percentage of Zoonotic Diseases from Wildlife - ✅✅71.8% from wildlife.
Diseases Affecting Non-Humans - ✅✅Avian Influenza H5N1, BSE, Tuberculosis in wildlife,
Chytridiomycosis in amphibians, and White-Nose Syndrome in bats.
