Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases: Humankind's Companions and Competitors

Nikolaos Spernovasilis¹, Sotirios Tsiodras^{2

3}, Garyphallia Poulakou^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
² Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
³ School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
⁴ Third Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.

Editorial

Nikolaos Spernovasilis et al. Microorganisms. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 4;10(1):98.

doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10010098.

Nikolaos Spernovasilis¹, Sotirios Tsiodras^{2

3}, Garyphallia Poulakou^{3

4}

¹ School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
² Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
³ School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
⁴ Third Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.

Abstract

Infectious disease outbreaks had a significant impact on shaping the societies and cultures throughout human history [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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