Spotting the vaccine-preventable diseases that are back in the waiting room
Written by Linda Brookes, M.Sc.
Published: Monday 17 April 2017
From rashes to puffy cheeks and persistent coughs, infectious diseases are a complex, everyday threat to human health. The introduction of vaccines was a revolutionary step in combating epidemic viruses and bacteria. However, during an age in which herd immunity is slipping and multidrug-resistant pathogens are on the rise, spotting infectious diseases can feel similar to detective work for many primary care physicians.
Although vaccines help control life-threatening infectious diseases, some of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases have recently made a comeback.
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently list 26 infectious global diseases as vaccine-preventable or potentially preventable. Many of the diseases listed are seldom, if ever, encountered by physicians in high-income countries.
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