Top 10 most prominent diseases of the 21st Century

Which diseases have generated the highest number of cases from outbreaks during the first two decades of the 21st century?  In this blog, we can use GIDEON’s data to find out. ‘Disease outbreak’ is a scary term for many, but every year we suffer dozens, if not hundreds, of localized and international disease outbreaks across the world. While these outbreaks are always significant to those affected, they rarely generate headlines,  and can sometimes go unnoticed outside of the Healthcare Industry. An “outbreak” is often defined as an increase in case numbers for a particular disease in a defined place and time. Outbreaks can evolve into pandemics (such as with COVID-19) or consist of an isolated cluster of cases, especially for rare and less-communicable diseases, and can persist for years and even decades. GIDEON collects information on all cases of Infectious Disease worldwide, and much of this effort involves gathering data on outbreaks. The following list has been created using these data, assessing all outbreaks in excess of 500 cases reported from January 2001 to November 2020 – from the GIDEON database of 361 diseases and 233 countries and territories.     10. Hand, foot & mouth disease (Enterovirus infection) – 2.9+ million cases Prominent in Asia, especially over the last 10 years, the most significant outbreaks occurred in 2016 and 2017 – accounting for over 2 million out of total cases. The disease typically affects children,...
Source: GIDEON blog - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: Epidemiology News Outbreaks Source Type: blogs