Journal of Infectious Disease and Pathology
Open Access

Review Article

Global Situation and Trends of HIV, Influenza and Marburg Viruses: An Epidemiological Perspective

¹Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Kenyatta University, School of Medicine, Nairobi, Kenya

²Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya

³Department of Microbiology, Kenyatta University School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya

*Corresponding Author:

Japheth Rapando Wambani
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
Kenyatta University
School of Medicine, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 8710901
E-mail: wambanijapheth@gmail.com

Received date: December 15, 2015 Accepted date: January 08, 2016 Published date: January 18, 2016

Citation: Wambani JR, Ogola PE, Arika WM, Rachuonyo HO Burugu MW (2016) Global Situation and Trends of HIV, Influenza and Marburg Viruses: An Epidemiological Perspective. J Emerg Infect Dis 1:105. doi:10.4172/jeid.1000105

Copyright: © 2016 Wambani JR, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Viruses whose genome is RNA are capable of quickly adapting to different conditions because their polymerases have a higher error rate during replication. Most emerging and reemerging viruses such as HIV, Influenza and Marburg belong to this group of viruses. Different factors contribute to emergence of disease: The factors, coupled with the rapidly increasing human population have led to the emergence and reemergence of viral diseases in human populations over the years. This review discusses the global trends and epidemiology of some RNA viruses over the years to try and trace the epidemics of these diseases down the years and if there can be predictive capabilities.

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