Program Plan
Infectious diseases remain major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world and cause immeasurable suffering and loss for individuals, families and societies. Indeed, 1/3 of deaths in humans are attributable to infectious diseases (this percentage is undoubtedly greater in many developing countries), and infectious diseases are major impediments to social and economic development in countries and regions that can least afford them.
The Colorado State University approach to help address the global challenge of infectious diseases is to establish a multidisciplinary academic supercluster with a focused collaborative research and product/policy development agenda in infectious diseases.
For more information on multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches necessary to help address the global challenge of infectious diseases see the CSU Program Plan Program Plan.