The 3 Scourges of Infectious Disease

 Tuberculosis, measles, and influenza-they have declined over the years with improved treatments and widespread vaccination, but they have not gone away and continue to pose a major health threat.The slides above provide key facts and figures on the current state of these 3 scourges of infectious disease. Sources and additional information  Tuberculosis links:http://www.cdc.gov/tb/statistics/www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903696.htmlhttp://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/press-releases/2015/each-day-1000-people-fall-sick-with-tuberculosis-in-the-european-regionMeasles links:http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903696.htmlhttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2014/chapter-3-infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/measles-rubeolahttp://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/index.htmlInfluenza links:www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903696.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/flu/http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2014-2015.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm