Emerging infectious disease
Emerging Infectious Disease
An Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) is an infectious disease that has appeared in a population for the first time, or that may have existed previously but is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.
Pronunciation
- Emerg-ing In-fec-tious Dis-ease
Etymology
The term "Emerging Infectious Disease" is derived from the English language. "Emerging" refers to something that is newly formed or just coming into prominence. "Infectious" is derived from the Latin word "infectus", meaning to taint or corrupt. "Disease" comes from the Old French "desaise", meaning lack of ease.
Related Terms
- Infectious Disease: A disease caused by the invasion of a host by agents whose activities harm the host's tissues (that is, they cause disease) and can be transmitted to other individuals.
- Epidemic: A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- Pandemic: An epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents, or worldwide.
- Endemic: A disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
- Pathogen: A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
- Zoonotic Disease: A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
See Also
- List of Emerging Diseases
- Globalization and Disease
- History of Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Emerging infectious disease
- Wikipedia's article - Emerging infectious disease
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