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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Emerging Infectious Disease (EID)''' β A disease that appears in a population for the first time, or that may have existed previously but is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range. * '''Disease X''' β The "Placeholder Name" used by the **World Health Organization (WHO)** for a "Currently Unknown" pathogen that could cause a "Future Global Pandemic." * '''AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance)''' β When "Bacteria" or "Viruses" "Evolve" to "Survive" the "Drugs" (Antibiotics/Antivirals) we use to kill them. * '''Superbug''' β A "Bacterium" that is "Resistant" to "Most or All" existing antibiotics (e.g., 'MRSA'). * '''Global Travel''' (Aero-Biology) β The fact that a "Person" can "Carry a Pathogen" from a "Remote Village" to a "Global Hub" faster than the "Incubation Period." * '''Re-emerging Disease''' β A "Known Disease" (like 'Measles' or 'Polio') that was "Almost Gone" but is "Returning" due to "Low Vaccination" or "Drug Resistance." * '''Nosocomial Infection''' β An infection "Caught in a Hospital," where "Drug-Resistant" bugs are most common. * '''Environmental Change''' β How "Deforestation" and "Climate Change" (see Article 526) push "Animals and their Diseases" into "Human Spaces." * '''Biosecurity''' β The "Policy" of "Managing Risks" to "Life and Health" from "Biological Threats." * '''Surveillance''' β The "Early Warning System": "Testing" people and animals to "Find the New Virus" before it "Explodes." </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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