Assignment
Infectious diseases remain a substantial cause of human and animal morbidity and mortality, leading to extensive outbreaks and epidemics throughout the last century and claim nearly 4 million deaths and are a source of millions of hospitalizations in emerging countries every year. After reading this chapters and reviewing the PowerPoints and websites provided, respond to the following (800 to 1,000 words, citation and reference in APA format):
o Define emerging infections and provide an example.
o Define vector-borne diseases and provide and example.
o Define reemerging diseases and provide an example.
o Discuss the global burden of one of the following emerging and reemerging infectious diseases (i.e. are these infections disproportionately affecting certain indigenous or groups of people?):
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Influenza viruses
- H1N1 Influenza
- Avian Influenza
- Hantavirus
- Severe Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
- Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
- SARS-CoV-2.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.