Document 0911
 DOCN  M9650911
 TI    [Infectious diseases from the hygienic viewpoint with special reference
       to environmental infections--a retrospective and prospective view]
 DT    9605
 AU    Exner M; Hygiene-Institut, Universitat Bonn.
 SO    Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed. 1995 Apr;197(1-3):134-61. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96158078
 AB    Infectious diseases showed a considerable change in their epidemiologic
       significance during this century. Twenty years ago it seemed that
       infectious diseases would be definity under control. As a result there
       was a neglect of the efforts for prevention, recognition and controlling
       of infectious diseases, especially in the administration. Today we have
       to state that old and new infectious diseases have regained a new and
       partly dramatic epidemiologic importance, influenced by several factors
       like overpopulation, wars, hunger, migration in the underdeveloped
       countries and the increase of the old and the immunosuppressed people of
       the population in the developed countries. A review is given of the
       increasing significance of old and new infectious diseases in the last 2
       decades. Transmissible diseases from the environment have a special
       importance because many people are affected hereby. Hygienic aspects of
       drinking and swimming water, air- and ground caused infectious diseases
       are treated. The political support is requested. The institutions have
       had an important role in the prevention and control of infectious
       diseases in the past like the public health departments, hygiene and
       medical microbiologic urgently need the support and promotion of the
       government.
 DE    *Communicable Disease Control  Communicable Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Comparative Study  English Abstract  *Environment  Heart
       Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Homicide/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Human  *Hygiene
       HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Incidence
       Neoplasms/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Prospective Studies  Retrospective Studies
       Suicide/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW,
       TUTORIAL

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