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Kasey Stump
Baker College
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“Emergent and Infection Diseases Still Killing Millions of People."
The topic of "emergent and infection diseases still killing millions of people," has struck
such a chord of interest for me. Currently, here in Michigan, the number of people with measles
(which is considered an infectious disease) is rising as we are in the high double digits now.
Many of the infected population that are still currently under quarantine, are within an hour or
two from me. I understand that there is a increase in many parents who feel as though these types
of prevention shots cause more harm than good within their children, but with the daily
advancements in medicine, why are these fears not put to rest or confirmed and then a more
suitable prevention treatment not brought forward. By being able to fully research and explore
this topic, I feel as though I may shed more light on the topic and be able to understand this more
and possibly share or spread the new information, I will be able to gain.
Bloom, D. E., Black, S., & Rappuoli, R. (2017). Emerging infectious diseases: a proactive
approach. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(16), 4055-4059.
Bloom, Black, and Rappuoli describe a proactive approach which can help to manage
emerging and infectious diseases in their article. The authors note that contagious diseases
emerge and re-emerge in the contemporary world due to various factors. The factors which
enhance the emergence, development, and blowout of new pathogens include urbanization,
increased global population, climate change, aging, and travel. The authors hold that the current
approach to combat emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has no impact and is not sustainable. As
such, Bloom, Black, and Rappuoli aimed to determine the effectiveness of their research
hypothesis. The hypothesis states that the use of new technology is a proactive approach to
defend the global population against viral and bacterial threats. This article offers educative
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information about how policymakers and researchers within the global health community should
take a proactive approach to control EIDs on multiple fronts. I have learned why EIDs are still a
problem for the global population.
Manheim, D., Chamberlin, M., Osoba, O. A., Vardavas, R., & Moore, M. (2016).
Improving Decision Support for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control. Santa Monica,
CA: Rand Corporation.
This literature by Manheim, Chamberlin, Osoba, Vardavas, and Moore raise and answer
crucial questions which inform the best use of non-modeling and modeling approaches to tackle
policy questions about emergent and infectious diseases. The authors review recent experiences
which include the 2009 H1N1 influenza, MERS and Ebola of 2014 and the Zika virus of 2016.
The authors offer decision support which answers questions about the occurrence, planning and
preparedness levels, and response to emergent and infectious diseases. This literature material
suggests that epidemics still pose a significant challenge to the global population due to lousy
modeling for decision support. In this literature, it is evident that disease outbreaks claim lives
due to poor coordination between policymakers, modelers, and other stakeholders within the
global health community. The authors present recommendations to improve decision support to
manage pandemics and infectious diseases. The implementation of these recommendations
would help to achieve the goals of global health.
Nii-Trebi, N. I. (2017). Emerging and neglected infectious diseases: insights, advances, and
challenges. BioMed research international, 2017.
Nii-Trebi unravels various aspects of emerging and infectious diseases in his article,
highlighting the advances, scope, and dynamics in the management of infectious diseases. He
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argues that these diseases claim lives every year due to neglect by various health bodies to take
affirmative action. Besides, the author says that the eradication of infectious diseases is still a
challenge due to the emergence and reemergence of new virulent pathogens, ecological,
technological, environmental, and human factors. This article suggests that aggressive research
of the emerging and neglected infectious illnesses is essential to reduce their dangers on human
health. Furthermore, national and international organizations should collaborate through study
and provision of financial support for various programs which aim to reduce deaths caused by
epidemics.
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References
Bloom, D. E., Black, S., & Rappuoli, R. (2017). Emerging infectious diseases: a proactive
approach. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(16), 4055-4059.
Manheim, D., Chamberlin, M., Osoba, O. A., Vardavas, R., & Moore, M. (2016). Improving
Decision Support for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control. Santa Monica, CA:
Rand Corporation.
Nii-Trebi, N. I. (2017). Emerging and neglected infectious diseases: insights, advances, and
challenges. BioMed research international, 2017.
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