Risk factors for human disease emergence

Risk factors for human disease emergence.

A comprehensive literature review identifies 1415 species of infectious organism known to be pathogenic to humans, including 217 viruses and prions, 538 bacteria and rickettsia, 307 fungi, 66 protozoa and 287 helminths. Out of these, 868 (61%) are zoonotic, that is, they can be transmitted between humans and animals, and 175 pathogenic species are associated with diseases considered to be 'emer...

Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) is a Risk Factor for Coronary Artery Disease

Risk factors for celiac disease

Celiac Disease (CD) is an immune-mediated systemic disorder elicited by gluten and related prolamines in genetically susceptible individuals and it is the result of the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Among genetic risk factors, the strongest association is with the HLA class II DQ region; nevertheless at least 39 non-HLA loci are associated with CD. Gluten is the main en...

Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Currently there is no effective treatment available. Senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are hallmarks of AD pathology, and patients demonstrate cognitive com‐ plaints with deficits in various neuropsychological domains. Familial AD (FAD) accounts for 0.5% of all AD cases and usually presents before the age of 6...

Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

Acknowledgements The work presented in this thesis was made possible by a grant from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The Dutch case-control study of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease was supported by a grant from the SOOM foundation, financed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The collaborative re-analysis of case-control