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The Possible Impact Of The Virus [zika] An Extraordinary Event And A Public Health Threat To Other Parts Of The World.

Antimicrobial Resistance Is On The Rise In Europe And Elsewhere In The World. We Are Losing Our First-line Antimicrobials. Replacement Treatments Are More Costly, More Toxic, Need Much Longer Durations Of Treatment, And May Require Treatment In Intensive Care Units.

Many Diseases Including Malaria, Dengue, Meningitis - Just A Few Examples - These Are What We Call Climate-sensitive Diseases, Because Such Climate Dimensions For Rainfall, Humidity And Temperature Would Influence The Epidemics, The Outbreaks, Either Directly Influencing The Parasites Or The Mosquitoes That Carry Them.

Some Experts Say We Are Moving Back To The Pre-antibiotic Era. No. This Will Be A Post-antibiotic Era. In Terms Of New Replacement Antibiotics, The Pipeline Is Virtually Dry. A Post-antibiotic Era Means, In Effect, An End To Modern Medicine As We Know It. Things As Common As Strep Throat Or A Child's Scratched Knee Could Once Again Kill.

The Who Is The Lead Agency In Health In The United Nations System, And Clearly We Have Very Important Functions To Play.