This essay focuses on Emerging Infectious Diseases of Humans.Emerging means newly discovered or newly appearing in humans or newly appearing in a distinctly different geographic area.

Emerging Infectious Diseases of Humans

A pathogen is a biological agent that causes illness or disease to its host. Emerging means newly discovered or newly appearing in humans or newly appearing in a distinctly different geographic area. Therefore, Emerging Pathogens or Emerging Infectious Diseases are those which have been discovered recently, within the last 10-30 years.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an emerging disease as “one that has appeared in a population for the first time, or that may have existed previously but is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.” This week, we will examine some emerging pathogens and diseases! For your main discussion post:

         Click Create Thread and type the number and scientific name of the microbe you will discuss in the subject line to reserve your topic on a first come/first serve basis.

Repeat posts on the same organism are not permitted. To post your main discussion you will Reply to your topic intent post.
You may choose any of the following microbes:
1. Firstly,       Acanthamoeba polyphaga
2.Secondly,        Anaplasma phagocytophilium and Ehrlichia species
3.Thirdly,        Australian Bat Lyssavirus
4. Further,       Bacillus anthracis
5. In addition,       Bartonella henselae

6.Further,        Candida auris
7. Moreover,       Chikungunya Virus
8.In addition,        Clostridium difficile
9. Further,       Cryptococcus gatti
10.    Dengue Fever Virus
11.    Ebola Virus
12.    Enterovirus C105
13.    Hantavirus
14.    Helicobacter pylori
15.    Hepatitis C Virus
16.    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
17.    Lassa Fever Virus
18.    Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Multi-drug Resistant
19.    Naegleria fowleri
20.    Nipah Virus
21.    Parvovirus B19
22.Moreover,     Powassan Virus

23. In addition,    Seoul Virus
24.Moreover,     Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS Co-V)
25.Lastly,     Vibrio cholera
26.Finally,     Zika Virus
For your first post, you must tell us about your chosen emerging infectious disease pathogen: where and when it was discovered, the signs and symptoms of disease, transmission, course of disease, virulence factors, laboratory diagnosis, treatments, preventions and sequelae. Your  discussion should be well-written, in your own words, paraphrasing from only credible academic sources. You may not directly quote from your sources.  You must also cite your credible academic reference sources in text and provide full end ref information in APA format. The initial post must be at least 300-400 words and is due by 11:59PM ET Friday.