Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats
Emerging respiratory disease agents, increased antibiotic resistance, and the loss of effective vaccines threaten to increase the incidence of respiratory disease in military personnel. We examine six respiratory pathogens (adenoviruses, influenza viruses, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyo...
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1999-06-01
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| author | Gregory C. Gray Johnny D. Callahan Anthony W. Hawksworth Carol A. Fisher Joel C. Gaydos |
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| description | Emerging respiratory disease agents, increased antibiotic resistance, and the loss of effective vaccines threaten to increase the incidence of respiratory disease in military personnel. We examine six respiratory pathogens (adenoviruses, influenza viruses, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Bordetella pertussis) and review the impact of the diseases they cause, past efforts to control these diseases in U.S. military personnel, as well as current treatment and surveillance strategies, limitations in diagnostic testing, and vaccine needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62fa552acbd0481c8ec1462ac5689e9b2022-12-22T02:24:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60591999-06-015337938710.3201/eid0503.990308Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging ThreatsGregory C. GrayJohnny D. CallahanAnthony W. HawksworthCarol A. FisherJoel C. GaydosEmerging respiratory disease agents, increased antibiotic resistance, and the loss of effective vaccines threaten to increase the incidence of respiratory disease in military personnel. We examine six respiratory pathogens (adenoviruses, influenza viruses, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Bordetella pertussis) and review the impact of the diseases they cause, past efforts to control these diseases in U.S. military personnel, as well as current treatment and surveillance strategies, limitations in diagnostic testing, and vaccine needs.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0308_articleUnited States |
| spellingShingle | Gregory C. Gray Johnny D. Callahan Anthony W. Hawksworth Carol A. Fisher Joel C. Gaydos Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats Emerging Infectious Diseases United States |
| title | Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats |
| title_full | Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats |
| title_fullStr | Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats |
| title_short | Respiratory Diseases among U.S. Military Personnel: Countering Emerging Threats |
| title_sort | respiratory diseases among u s military personnel countering emerging threats |
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| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0308_article |
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