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Future Threats

Future Threats. ARIAtlas.org. Aggressive surveillance, public education, and a commitment of global resources can help curb new infections. . Most emerging infections originate in animals. Source: ARIAtlas.org , World Lung Foundation 2010.

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Future Threats

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  1. Future Threats ARIAtlas.org

  2. Aggressive surveillance, public education, and a commitment of global resources can help curb new infections.

  3. Most emerging infections originate in animals. Source: ARIAtlas.org, World Lung Foundation 2010

  4. Zoonotic diseases: Sixty percent of new pathogens capable of infecting humans have their origins in animals, and almost three-quarters of those come from wildlife. Birds, pigs, horses, and bats are common reservoirs for these microbes, against which people have no established immunity.

  5. Drug resistance: Emerging infections can also be caused by pathogens that have evolved to evade drug therapy. • Re-emerging infections: There are also signs that some familiar infections are re-emerging with renewed vigor. • An ongoing battle: History and microbiology both warn that the battle against microbes will endure and evolve.

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