title: A viewpoint on the coming impact of emerging diseases.
abstract: Infectious disease is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, and the No. 1 cause in the Third World. These diseases are the most important public health crisis facing the health care community. As part of that community, dentists must be armed with the knowledge necessary to take their part in the war against these infectious agents.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Beierle
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D003815:Dentists; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005380:Financing, Government; D014943:Global Health; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology