Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. These diseases can spread directly or indirectly from person to person, through contaminated food or water, insect bites, or airborne transmission. Common examples include influenza, tuberculosis, COVID-19, malaria, and HIV/AIDS.
On the other hand, non-infectious diseases are not caused by infectious agents and are typically not contagious. These conditions often arise due to genetic factors, lifestyle choices, environmental exposures, or a combination of these factors. Non-infectious diseases encompass a broad range of health issues such as cardiovascular diseases (like heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, allergies, mental health disorders, and chronic respiratory conditions like asthma.
While infectious diseases are characterized by the presence and spread of pathogens, non-infectious diseases primarily arise from internal dysfunctions, external factors, or a combination of both. Both types of diseases have significant impacts on individual health, public health, and healthcare systems, albeit through different mechanisms of origin and transmission.
Title : Evaluating community-based vaccine initiatives with power BI
Carly Contri, American Academy of Pediatrics, United States
Title : The power of cultural validation when empowering community immunity
Julissa Soto, Julissa Soto Latino Health Equity Consulting, United States
Title : High prevalence of zero-dose children in underserved and special setting populations in Ethiopia using a generalize estimating equation and concentration index analysis.
Gashaw Andargie Biks, Project HOPE, Ethiopia
Title : Your vaccine attitude determines your altitude. What are the determinants of attitudes toward vaccination
Vincenzo Alfano, University of Napoli Parthenope, Italy
Title : Current Investments and Future Directions of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s CBRN Vaccines Portfolio
Lindsay Parish, BARDA, United States
Title : Evaluation of vaccine preventable disease VPD surveillance system in Haryana state, India.
Prasoon Sheoran, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, India
Title : Adaptation of local rabies virus isolates to high growth titer to develop vaccine strain in Ethiopia
Abebe Aga, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia
Title : Antibiotic resistance present situation in Bangladesh at different districts
Ismail Hossain, Globe Biotech, Bangladesh
Title : Spatial distribution of zero-dose children in Ethiopia: Evidence for a targeted intervention from a large-scale evaluation survey
Fisseha Shiferie Tadesse, Project HOPE, Ethiopia
Title : Impact of vaccination on the risk of severe forms of COVID -19 among elderly patients hospitalized in a Tunisian university hospital
Souhir Ayadi, Faculty of Medicine, Tunisia