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Salmonella
A bacterial infection caused by consuming raw fish, raw eggs, raw chicken, raw beef, or raw pork; incubation period is 6-48 hours.
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Covid-19
A viral infection with a recommended 14-day quarantine; variants have arisen in Colombia, Brazil, Nigeria, and the US.
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Dysentery
A GI infection caused by bacteria or parasites; symptoms include diarrhea, fever, nausea, and vomiting, spread through contaminated water.
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Yellow Fever
A viral infection caused by the flavivirus.
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Athlete’s Foot
A fungal infection caused by dermatophytes.
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Mumps
A viral infection caused by the mumps virus.
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Beaver Fever
An intestinal infection caused by Giardia lamblia.
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Schistosomiasis
A disease caused by the parasitic worm Schistosoma.
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Chickenpox
A viral infection caused by the Varicella-Zoster virus.
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Measles
A viral infection caused by the Morbillivirus.
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Leading Causes of Death
Ischaemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of death.
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Most Common Cancers
1. Breast 2. Lung 3. Colorectal 4. Prostate 5. Stomach.
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Most Common Vector-Borne Illness
Lyme Disease.
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Leading Cause of Death for Children Under Five
Pneumonia.
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Tuberculosis
A bacterial disease that causes positive results on the tuberculin skin test in vaccinated individuals.
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Kuru
A neurological disease that started in New Guinea, linked to Creutzfeldt-Jakob's Disease.
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Influenza
A viral infection where H and N in H1N1 refer to hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase.
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Hepatitis A
A viral infection from undercooked food; symptoms include jaundice and diarrhea, recovery takes 2-6 months.
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Vibrio vulnificus
A rare bacterial illness from contaminated water or undercooked seafood, with symptoms appearing within 24 hours.
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Lead Poisoning
Lead causes cognitive problems; safe levels in kids is 0.
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Chromium
Safe levels in drinking water for children is 0.1 mg/dL.
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Minamata Disease
A neurological condition caused by methyl-mercury poisoning that first occurred in Minamata, Japan.
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Breast Cancer

High Socioecnomic Status

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 BACTERIAL DISEASES: strep throat, tuberculosis, tetanus, Lyme disease, and some types of food poisoning

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DISEASES: Common cold. Influenza (flu), Herpes, Chickenpox,  Mumps, Human papillomavirus (HPV), Measles. Rubella.

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Diseases that Spread from Mucus to Food- Listeriosis, E.coli, Norovirus, Salmonella, and Cyclospora