Infection is the invasion of a host organism's bodily tissues by disease-causing organisms, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce.[1] Infectious diseases, also known as transmissible diseases orcommunicable diseases, comprise clinically evident illness (i.e., characteristic medical signs and/or symptoms of disease) resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism.

Updated rapid risk assessment on Ebola in West Africa 17 Oct 2014

The latest assessment includes additional details regarding risk of onward transmission in the EU,  the evolution of infectiousness during the course of the disease, more detailed options for risk reduction in healthcare settings and an update of the global number of cases. -- Delivered by Feed43... more

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases
Type: News Item

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