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Infectious diseases are conditions triggered by organisms which can be a virus, or bacteria, fungi and parasites just to mention a few. It is been confirmed from research and findings that many organisms live in and on our bodies even without us knowing them. Many of which are harmless or even helpful, but under certain conditions, tweaked or not, some may become harmful to our bodies and wellbeing ( (Mayo, 2014)).History of infectious diseases dates back to the bible during the Levitical era as recorded in the bible in the book of Leviticus, which says “The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, 'Unclean, unclean!'”(HCSB, …show more content…

zero incidence of locally contracted cases, it can also be defined as the permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of malaria infection caused by a specific agent; i.e. applies to a particular malaria parasite species. (RollbackMalaria, 2012). On the basis of reported cases for 2013, it was reported that 55 countries are on track to reduce their malaria case incidence rates by 75%, in line with World Health Assembly targets for 2015. Large-scale use of WHO-recommended strategies, currently available tools, strong national commitments, and coordinated efforts with partners, will enable more countries – particularly those where malaria transmission is low and unstable – to reduce their disease burden and progress towards elimination. (WHO, …show more content…

As an examples, if a person contracts malaria, goes for treatment and recovers, it does not necessarily mean the person cannot get infected with malaria in the future. This fact makes finding a fool-proof vaccine for malaria unlikely. With a viral disease like measles, one vaccine is enough for a life time and the body creates immunity to the virus based on the vaccines, which is not the case with the malaria parasite, the body can't develop this same immunity because the malaria parasite continually changes. (Nagel,

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