Chapter 21, Problem 13CT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The factors that explain the emergence of new diseases in the developing countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Introduction:

Emerging diseases are the diseases that were not known previously or had never been identified in human populations, but have recently appeared within a population. The emerging diseases are often seen in the developing countries such as the Republic of the Congo. Examples of emerging diseases are Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Nipah, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.