From Conception to Birth
The AIDS pandemic
first sparked off unprecedented interests in the study of infectious diseases
a decade ago. Recent sensational coverage in the media and Internet of killer
viruses (viral haemorrhagic fevers caused by Ebola, Hanta, Dengue etc.), flesh-eating
bug (group A beta-haemolytic Streptococcus), The next plague (tuberculosis)
and Mad cow disease (spongiform encephalopathy, variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease)
further fueled the quest for knowledge about emerging and reemerging infectious
diseases.
It is with this
background of rekindled interests that a number of medical practitioners have
gathered together to serve these common goals :
- To promote the
advancement of the study of infectious diseases
- To keep the medical
profession and the public well informed of the latest developments in the
battle against infectious agents
The Hong Kong Society For Infectious Diseases (HKSID)
was founded on 4/12/1995. Following its official inauguration on 7/5/1996, the
Society has entered the medical arena, ready for challenges towards the next
millennium.
The Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine and Geriatrics,
Princess Margaret Hospital,
Lai Chi Kok,
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
Tel: 852-29903771
Fax: 852-29903333
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