MRSA bacteria called a worse health threat than SARS or bird flu.
World Health Organization - Pandemic preparedness - In the past, new strains have generated pandemics causing high death rates and ... Ensuring an adequate system for alert, response and disaster management, ... www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/
National Center for Disaster Preparedness - How Likely Is a Flu Pandemic? Influenza pandemics have occurred several times in the twentieth century and ... 2005 National Center for Disaster Preparedness. www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/program_school_flu.htm
BBC News | Health |past Pandemics that ravaged Europe-With experts warning of a possible bird flu pandemic, the BBC News website looks at some of the worst diseases to hit Europe. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4381924.stm
Greater Democracy: Six Emerging Global Pandemics-Six Emerging Global Pandemics. [This post is from a friend with contacts in the national ... Bird Flu is only one of the six emerging global pandemics. ... www.greaterdemocracy.org/archives/000354.html
Lessons from SARS- Although efforts to contain the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome have succeeded remarkably well in some countries it seems ... www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/168/11/1381
WHO | Avian Influenza-WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of H5N1 avian influenza and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic. ... www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/
HIV/AIDS Profile -India - The HIV/AIDS epidemic in India varies from state to state, concentrated among. prostitutes and IV drug users. Prevalence has risen among prostitutes and ... www.census.gov/ipc/hiv/india.pdf
Tuberculosis and HIV in India Tuberculosis is the most common HIV-related opportunistic infection in India, and caring for patients with both diseases is a major public health challenge. India has about 1.8 million new cases of tuberculosis annually, accounting for a fifth of new cases in the world — a greater number than in any other country.
The Future Outlook of HIV-The Future Outlook of HIV-AIDS. For those who are already infected with HIV or have full-blown AIDS, there is no cure for the disease. ... www.globeafrica.com/Health/outlook.htm
CDC- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu),Facts about previous flu pandemics, and key facts about bird flu and the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/
