Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Control

Emerging Infectious Diseases & Recent Outbreaks

Emerging infectious diseases are infections that appear in a population. Outbreaks are the occurrence of disease cases in an abundance of what would normally be expected. Ebola infection spreads by contact with blood and discharges that stay on dress, needles and syringes or other medical supplies used to treat Ebola-infected patients, direct contact with blood and secretions. Viruses transmitted basically by aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day are responsible for Zika virus disease. Symptoms include muscle and joint pain, fever, malaise or a headache. Zika virus infection during pregnancy can result in infant to be born with Zika syndrome like microcephaly and other congenital syndromes. Miscarriage and preterm birth in pregnancy might be a cause of Zika virus. There is a high risk in pregnancy in the outbreaks.

• Ebola virus
• Zika virus
• West Nile Virus Infection