Infectious diseases (ID) are defined as physiological disorders commonly caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, which can be transmitted directly (person to person) or indirectly (by contaminated food or water, insects or other animals). Several of these organisms are vital for our body function (gastroenteric bacteria) and therefore, they are harmless to our health. However, depending on the environment and certain conditions, others can cause chronic or fatal diseases in humans. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), among the 12,420 different detected diseases related to human health, infectious diseases make up the most common ones.
The infection diseases, including from simple (common cold) to serious illnesses (COVID-19), affect billions of people around the world every year. The diseases rate is higher in low- and middle-income regions. Taking into account the poverty line, in 2015 the World Bank calculated that about 12.7% of the world population lives in conditions of extreme poverty. At the human health level, this translates into contaminated water consumption, lack of hygiene and inadequate conditions for food production and storage, among others.
In addition, the ID´s symptoms and severity vary depending on the host-pathogen interaction and often include fever and fatigue. While some of these infections can often be cured using simple interventions, many other life-threatening infections may require hospitalization, thereby increasing the associated health costs. In order to contribute to overcome these problems and decrease the ID incidence after the COVID-19 pandemic period, mainly in low- and middle-income regions of the world, the aim of this Research Topic is to increase the scientific knowledge of this subject, to promote the development of new rapid detection and control techniques that can be applied to improve the human health.
In this Research Topic, we welcome Original Research, Reviews and Mini reviews on the following themes:
- New findings in the development of bacterial, parasitic, viral and fungal causing human infectious diseases.
- Studies on animal and plant pathogens that can be transmitted and cause human infectious diseases.
-Description and application of antigens for preventive and therapeutic vaccines to control the infectious diseases.
-Development of new methods for rapid detection of infectious diseases and new pharmaceutical formulations for their treatment.
- Development of research method and application of translational medicine approaches to prevent and control infectious diseases.
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases produced in a COVID-19 post-pandemic time.
Research reports should be based on hypotheses and focus on obtaining detailed scientific evidence that can contribute to the control of infectious diseases.
Infectious diseases (ID) are defined as physiological disorders commonly caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, which can be transmitted directly (person to person) or indirectly (by contaminated food or water, insects or other animals). Several of these organisms are vital for our body function (gastroenteric bacteria) and therefore, they are harmless to our health. However, depending on the environment and certain conditions, others can cause chronic or fatal diseases in humans. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), among the 12,420 different detected diseases related to human health, infectious diseases make up the most common ones.
The infection diseases, including from simple (common cold) to serious illnesses (COVID-19), affect billions of people around the world every year. The diseases rate is higher in low- and middle-income regions. Taking into account the poverty line, in 2015 the World Bank calculated that about 12.7% of the world population lives in conditions of extreme poverty. At the human health level, this translates into contaminated water consumption, lack of hygiene and inadequate conditions for food production and storage, among others.
In addition, the ID´s symptoms and severity vary depending on the host-pathogen interaction and often include fever and fatigue. While some of these infections can often be cured using simple interventions, many other life-threatening infections may require hospitalization, thereby increasing the associated health costs. In order to contribute to overcome these problems and decrease the ID incidence after the COVID-19 pandemic period, mainly in low- and middle-income regions of the world, the aim of this Research Topic is to increase the scientific knowledge of this subject, to promote the development of new rapid detection and control techniques that can be applied to improve the human health.
In this Research Topic, we welcome Original Research, Reviews and Mini reviews on the following themes:
- New findings in the development of bacterial, parasitic, viral and fungal causing human infectious diseases.
- Studies on animal and plant pathogens that can be transmitted and cause human infectious diseases.
-Description and application of antigens for preventive and therapeutic vaccines to control the infectious diseases.
-Development of new methods for rapid detection of infectious diseases and new pharmaceutical formulations for their treatment.
- Development of research method and application of translational medicine approaches to prevent and control infectious diseases.
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases produced in a COVID-19 post-pandemic time.
Research reports should be based on hypotheses and focus on obtaining detailed scientific evidence that can contribute to the control of infectious diseases.
