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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education | ISSN: 2161-0711 | Volume 8

Medical Sociology & Public Health

World Congress on

Public health and Epidemic diseases

International Conference on

September 21-22, 2018 | Dallas, USA

Lessons from opportunistic infectious diseases and sexually transmissible epidemics

Helieh S Oz

UK Medical Center, USA

pportunistic microorganisms affect millions of people in United States which are mostly classified by Center for Disease Control

as “Neglected diseases of poverty and tropical infections.” Over 3.7 million people are infected with sexually transmissible

Trichomonas vaginalis (T vaginalis) in U.S.A. Trichomoniasis once was accepted as an innocent bystander and commensal agent is

now believed to increase the risk of HIV coinfection in women over 2 folds. Indeed, Trichomoniasis is the most prevalent nonviral

sexually transmissible disease and the global incidence rate of infection is estimated 173 million per year. T vaginalis infection can be

associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes, including atypical pelvic inflammation, cervical neoplasia, posthysterectomy

infection, preterm birth and infertility. Toxoplasmosis is number 1 causative of foodborne complications and hospitalization in

U.S.A which affects about 1/3rd of world population (1 billion). In addition, Toxoplasma is transmitted by sexual contact as well as

feto-maternal, with severe life threatening complications including retinochorditis and encephalomyelitis. Over 300,000 patients are

diagnosed with Chagas’ disease in U.S.A and 6-8 million patients suffer from disease in Latin America. Chagas’ disease is a vector

and food-borne as well as sexually transmissible disease which threatens a global epidemic if is not eradicated in the near future. In

this presentation, pathogenesis and epidemiology of major opportunistic infectious diseases and sexually transmissible infections and

possible epidemic as well as pandemic will be scrutinized.

J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C4-042