The organism, cryptosporidium, has the capacity to survive chlorination processes. What are some of the factors responsible for emerging infectious diseases. Discuss the disease caused by the Hanta virus. This virus results in flu-like symptoms as such as fever, chills, headache, muscular aches and pains. Within a short time the disease causes the lungs to fill with fluids causing severe respiratory distress.
Death occurs from shock and cardiac complications.
Explain what an emerging infectious disease is.