Sci BS/Med Rsh Inf Dis
Abstract
This Project fosters basic research leading to medical countermeasures for naturally occurring diseases impacting military operations. Basic research for this project provides an understanding of the mechanisms that make organisms infectious and mechanisms that render the human body's response effective, preventing diseases caused by infectious agents. Understanding the biological characteristics of infectious organisms also enables the development of point-of-care and laboratory-based diagnostic tools (used to identify the nature and cause of a particular disease). Understanding of disease transmission by insects and other organisms helps in developing new interventions to prevent transmission of such diseases. Infectious disease threats from malaria, diarrhea, and dengue (a severe debilitating disease transmitted by mosquitoes), common where Warfighters are stationed across all Unified Combatant Commands, are the highest priorities for basic research. Research conducted in this project focuses on military-relevant infectious diseases in the following four areas: (1)Prevention/Treatment of Parasitic (organism living in or on another organism) Disease Threats (2)Bacterial Disease Threats (3)Viral Disease Threats (4)Vector Identification and Control Work is managed by the Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) in coordination with the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC). The Army is responsible for programming and funding all Department of Defense naturally occurring infectious disease research requirements, thereby precluding duplication of effort within the Military Departments. Work in this Project complements and is fully coordinated with Program Element (PE) 0602787A (Medical Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Science and Technology, focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- S13_0601102A_1_2040_PB_2019
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