Since most biothreat pathogen exposures start with flu-like symptoms, discriminating them from common pathogenic illnesses for early diagnosis at a treatable stage is one of the critical issue.
The pathogenic bacteria cause illness to the person handling MSW during waste segregation and transportation.
Caused by pathogenic Leptospira, the illness was recently classified as an emerging infectious disease.
The U.S. Public Health Service has identified ten important foodborne pathogens causing human illnesses, including pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Clostridium botulinum, Shigella, and Campylobacter, which are associated with more than 250 known foodborne diseases (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodborne/default.htm).htm
"Infectious Dose" or "Minimum Infectious Dose" is a concept traditionally used to describe in quantitative terms the ability of a pathogenic microorganism to cause illness and disease (FAO/WHO, 2003).
Leptospirosis is an acute febrile illness caused by pathogenic species belonging to the genus Leptospira [1].
Most strains of AIV are designated low pathogenic (LP) and cause minimal illness in chickens, as well as in wild waterfowl and shorebirds, but infection results in high levels of virus shedding, efficient spread among susceptible hosts, and perpetuation of the agent.
Species of this genus are principally considered to be pathogenic organisms involved in diarrheal illness.
Leptospirosis is an acute febrile illness caused by pathogenic species belonging to the genus Leptospira.
Among them, pathogenic fungi contribute substantially to illness and death, especially in immunocompromised patients (2, 3 ).
