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  2. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .

  3. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...

  4. Notifiable diseases in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) is responsible for sharing information regarding notifiable diseases. As of 2020, the following are the notifiable diseases in the US as mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [1]

  5. List of notifiable diseases - Wikipedia

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    Disease Australia [1] Hong Kong [2] India [3] Malaysia [4] United Kingdom [5] United States [6] Amoebic dysentery: Yes Yes Babesiosis: Yes Cancer: Yes Coccidioidomycosis: Yes Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) Yes Yes variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) Yes Cryptosporidiosis: Yes Yes Cyclosporiasis: Yes Dysentery: Yes Yes Fever syndromes ...

  6. Lists of diseases - Wikipedia

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    Contagious disease, a subset of infectious diseases. Cryptogenic disease, a disease whose cause is currently unknown. Disseminated disease, a disease that is spread throughout the body. Environmental disease; Lifestyle disease, a disease caused largely by lifestyle choices. Localized disease, a disease affecting one body part or area.

  7. Category:Disease outbreaks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States; 0–9. 1738–1739 North Carolina smallpox epidemic; 1789–1790 influenza epidemic; 1837 Great Plains ...

  8. Opinion - How will Trump handle immigrants carrying ... - AOL

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    Current law makes immigrants inadmissible if they have one of the diseases that the secretary of Health and Human Services has determined to be “a communicable disease of public health ...

  9. Contagious disease - Wikipedia

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    A contagious disease is an infectious disease that can be spread rapidly in several ways, including direct contact, indirect contact, and Droplet contact. [1] These diseases are caused by organisms such as parasites, Bacteria, Fungi, and viruses. While many types of organisms live on the human body and are usually harmless, these organisms can ...