Throughout history, infectious diseases have caused havoc among societies. Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are now occurring at unprecedented speed. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world has witnessed the emergence of several disease outbreaks and epidemics caused by more than 20 infectious agents over the past decade. Some of these epidemics were caused by novel infectious agents such as H1N12 and MERS.
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