MIMM 466 Study Guide - Surgeon General Of The United States, Rift Valley Fever, Emerging Infectious Diseases
14 Jul 2014
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Mimm 466- lecture 1: evolving and emerging viruses in a global perspective. Mindset 50 years ago: we will eradicate all infectious diseases. 1948: us secretary of state george marshall- world now has the means to eradicate infectious diseases from earth. 1963: aidan cockburn, advisor at who- in 100 years, all major infections will have disappeared. 1969: us surgeon general william steward- the time has come to close the book on infectious diseases. Emergence of : ebola, aids, plague, hendra, nipah viruses, sars, influenza, viral encephalitis. 1996: bill clinton issued a fact sheet- addressing the threat of emerging infectious diseases . 1997: set up of who theme, which was emerging infectious diseases- global alert, global response with the lesson that in a global village, no nation is immune. So even if the infectious disease starts in. Mosquitoes: 2-3 millions fatalities per year because it is a carrier.
