Erdem Hakan, Ünal Serhat
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2015 Apr;36(4):393-8. doi: 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10089.
Infectious diseases have caused great catastrophes in human history, as in the example of the plague, which wiped out half of the population in Europe in the 14th century. Ebola virus and H7N9 avian influenza virus are 2 lethal pathogens that we have encountered in the second decade of the 21st century. Ebola infection is currently being seen in West Africa, and H7N9 avian flu appears to have settled in Southeast Asia. This article focuses on the current situation and the future prospects of these potential infectious threats to mankind.
传染病在人类历史上造成了巨大灾难，比如14世纪鼠疫肆虐欧洲，导致欧洲一半人口死亡。埃博拉病毒和H7N9禽流感病毒是我们在21世纪第二个十年遇到的两种致命病原体。目前在西非出现了埃博拉感染病例，而H7N9禽流感似乎在东南亚“扎根”了。本文重点关注这些对人类具有潜在威胁的传染病的现状及未来前景。
