GNV News February 21, 2025

In 2024, India is experiencing a record surge in infectious diseases. Acute diarrheal diseases, in particular, as of December 22, 2024.More than 1,000outbreaks were reported, the highest number since 2009. Food poisoning also300 casesoutbreaks, the highest number since 2019. In Andhra Pradesh, outbreaks of gastrointestinal diseasesremarkableand has seen a sharp increase in acute diarrheal disease, food poisoning, and cholera over the past year, with 20-30 cases reported each week. In the western city of Pune, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a complication of infectious diseases.repeated occurrenceSince January, more than 180 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases have been confirmed. Although contaminated water and food sources and the emergence of resistant strains of bacteria due to excessive use of antibiotics have been pointed out as reasons behind this rapid increase, some mysteries remain.

Globally, there has been a resurgence of infectious diseases after the spread of the new coronavirus. Common epidemics such as influenza, measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough have surged, and since early 2022, 44 countries have experienced a pre-pandemic incidence of at least one infectious diseaseMore than 10 timesreached a peak of 1.5 percent in 2021, compared to 1.5 percent in 1985. This is due to supply chain disruptions during the coronary pandemic, reduced immunization opportunities during the lockdown, and lower vaccination coverage due to the anti-vaccine movement. in 2021, the three-dose diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine coverage has been declining over the past 13 years.lowest levelThis was the case in the United States. Another factor is believed to be a decline in immunity due to decreased exposure to pathogens on a daily basis during the pandemic. Experts call this situation "new territory in the modern scientific era" andrepresentationThe number of cases of cholera and dengue fever is increasing in Argentina by 2024, compared to 2019. Climate change may also be contributing to the spread of diseases such as cholera and dengue fever, with Argentina seeing more cases of dengue fever in 2024 than in 2019152 timesThe number of such companies has increased to

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Tuberculosis patients waiting in an Indian hospital (Photo:ILO Asia-Pacific / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0])