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  2. List of countries by risk of death from non-communicable disease

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    This is a list of countries by risk of premature death from non-communicable disease such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease between ages 30 and 70 as published by the World Health Organization in 2008. Measuring the risk of dying from target NCDs is important to assess the extent of burden from ...

  3. Neglected tropical diseases - Wikipedia

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    Scabies (also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis. The word is from Latin: scabere, lit. 'to scratch'. The most common symptoms are severe itchiness and a pimple -like rash. Occasionally, tiny burrows may appear on the skin. In a first-ever infection, the infected person usually ...

  4. Non-communicable disease - Wikipedia

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    A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.

  5. Tropical disease - Wikipedia

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    In 1975 the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) was established to focus on neglected infectious diseases which disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, Central America and North South America.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Tropical medicine - Wikipedia

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    In 2005, the World Health Organization performed a study that showed 80% of chronic disease deaths occurred in low to middle income countries. [15] [8] Non-communicable disease prevalence has been rising in under-developed countries for a variety of reasons. Lack of education and preventive medicine in under-developed countries, along with ...

  8. Health in Panama - Wikipedia

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    Communicable diseases stands for 13,17% of total deaths, and injuries 9,84% of total deaths. [3] The top 10 causes of total deaths in 2017 were; ischemic heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, lower respiratory infection, interpersonal violence, COPD, HIV/AIDS and road injuries [4]

  9. List of notifiable diseases - Wikipedia

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    Group A Streptococcal disease - invasive (iGAS) Group A Streptococcal disease: Group A Streptococcal disease: Pneumococcal disease: Pneumococcal disease, invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae, invasive disease Streptococcus suis infection Syphilis, including congenital and non-congenital Syphilis: Syphilis: Tetanus: Tetanus: Tetanus: Tetanus ...