[Infectious diseases--a permanent scourge to mankind?].
A synopsis of basic causes of the extended number of infectious diseases and changes of their clinical and epidemiological features is brought about in the article. The question is of changes of the pathogenic agents, their hosts and environment. Reasons of further evolution of infectious diseases are given.
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Ustav epidemiológie, Lekárskej fakulty, Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava.
D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission