Infectious diseases and vaccination

Dramatic decline in burden of vaccine-preventable diseases makes some infectious diseases belong to the history in Europe. Still, nearly one million people in the WHO European Region have not been vaccinated and vaccine-preventable diseases are continuously causing illness, complications and deaths. In previous years, the European Region has been faced ...

Infectious (contagious) diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi that spread directly or indirectly from one person to another (WHO). The causative agent of the infectious disease is a microorganism that causes the disease, its toxic product or prion. The source of infection is ...