Explainable artificial intelligence and machine learning: novel approaches to face infectious diseases challenges.

AI and ML are revolutionizing human activities in various fields, and infectious diseases are not exempt from their rapid and exponential growth.Despite some notable challenges, explainable AI/ML could provide insights into the decision-making process, making the outcomes of models more transparent.Improved transparency can help to build trust among healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the general public in leveraging AI/ML-based systems to face the growing challenges of infectious diseases in the present century.