Emerging infectious disease  From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search  An emerging infectious
disease (EID) is an infectious disease whose incidence has
increased in the past 35 years and could increase in the near
future. Emerging infections account for at least 12% of all
human pathogens.[1] EIDs are caused by newly identified species
or strains (e.g. SARS, AIDS)[2] that may have evolved from a
known infection (e.g. influenza) or spread to a new population
(e.g. West Nile virus) or area undergoing ecologic
transformation (e.g. Lyme disease), or be reemerging infections,
like drug resistant tuberculosis. Of growing concern are adverse
synergistic interactions between emerging diseases and other
infectious and non-infectious conditions leading to the
development of novel syndemics.  The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a journal Emerging
Infectious Diseases that identifies the following factors
contributing to disease emergence:  See also[edit]     1. ^