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Animal bacterial diseases (20 C, 20 P) D. Deaths from peritonsillar abscess (9 P) G. Gonorrhea (9 P) L. Listeriosis (1 C, 2 P) Lyme disease (1 C, 20 P) P. Pathogenic ...
Diagnostic modalities for infectious mononucleosis include: Person's age, with highest risk at 10 to 30 years. Medical history, such as close contact with other people with infectious mononucleosis; Physical examination, including palpation of any enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, or enlarged spleen.
[21] [22] According to the World Health Organization, approximately 10 million new TB infections occur every year, and 1.5 million people die from it each year – making it the world's top infectious killer (before COVID-19 pandemic). [21] However, there is a lack of sources which describe major TB epidemics with definite time spans and death ...
Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.
Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that can cause disease. [1] This article focuses on the bacteria that are pathogenic to humans. Most species of bacteria are harmless and many are beneficial but others can cause infectious diseases. The number of these pathogenic species in humans is estimated to be fewer than a hundred. [2]
This is a list of bacteria that are significant in medicine. For viruses, ... List of bacteria genera; List of human diseases associated with infectious pathogens
An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens , most prominently bacteria and viruses . [ 2 ]
Other infectious diseases: 1.57 Maternal and neonatal disorders: 4.00 Nutritional deficiencies: 0.52 II. Non-communicable diseases: Cardiovascular diseases: 31.59: 72.67%: Neoplasms: 16.43 Chronic respiratory diseases: 6.97 Digestive diseases: 4.11 Neurological disorders: 5.84 Substance abuse: 0.58 Diabetes and kidney diseases: 4.55 Skin ...