List of new diseases

Here is a list of some newly identified or emerging diseases:

  1. COVID-19 (2019): A viral respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, first identified in Wuhan, China.
  2. Monkeypox (2022): A viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  3. Lassa fever (2018): A viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, first identified in West Africa.
  4. Nipah virus (2018): A viral encephalitis caused by the Nipah virus, first identified in Malaysia and Singapore.
  5. Dengue fever (2019): A viral disease caused by the dengue virus, first identified in Southeast Asia.
  6. Chikungunya (2019): A viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus, first identified in Africa and Asia.
  7. Ebola (2014): A viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus, first identified in West Africa.
  8. MERS-CoV (2012): A viral respiratory disease caused by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, first identified in Saudi Arabia.
  9. SARS-CoV-2 (2019): A viral respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, first identified in Wuhan, China.
  10. Hantavirus (2019): A viral disease caused by the hantavirus, first identified in South America.
  11. Borna disease virus (2019): A viral disease caused by the Borna disease virus, first identified in Europe.
  12. Rift Valley fever (2018): A viral disease caused by the Rift Valley fever virus, first identified in Africa.
  13. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (2018): A viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, first identified in Africa and Europe.
  14. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (2019): A viral disease caused by the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, first identified in the United States.
  15. Puumala virus (2019): A viral disease caused by the Puumala virus, first identified in Europe.
  16. Hendra virus (2019): A viral disease caused by the Hendra virus, first identified in Australia.
  17. Nairovirus (2019): A viral disease caused by the Nairovirus, first identified in Africa.
  18. Bunyavirus (2019): A viral disease caused by the Bunyavirus, first identified in Africa.
  19. Chagas disease (2019): A parasitic disease caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, first identified in South America.
  20. Leishmaniasis (2019): A parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania parasite, first identified in Africa and Asia.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and new diseases are being identified and emerging all the time.