Emerging and re - emerging infectious diseases , and their determinants , have recently attracted substantial scientific and popular attention .
HIV / AIDS , severe acute respiratory syndrome , H5N1 avian influenza , and many other emerging diseases have either proved fatal
Emerging and re - emerging infectious diseases , and their determinants , have recently attracted substantial scientific and popular attention .
HIV / AIDS , severe acute respiratory syndrome , H5N1 avian influenza , and many other emerging diseases have either proved fatal or caused international alarm .