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  2. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    Malaria, possibly other diseases too 150,000 [139] [140] 1829–1835 Iran plague outbreak 1829–1835 Iran: Bubonic plague: Unknown [141] 1834–1836 Egypt plague epidemic 1834–1836 Egypt: Bubonic plague: Unknown [142] 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic: 1837–1838 Great Plains, United States and Canada Smallpox: 17,000+ [143]

  3. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Medical history, such as close contact with other people with infectious mononucleosis; Physical examination, including palpation of any enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, or enlarged spleen. The heterophile antibody test is a screening test that gives results. Serological tests take longer time, but are more accurate.

  4. Disease outbreak - Wikipedia

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    In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.

  5. Category:Disease outbreaks - Wikipedia

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  6. Influenza - Wikipedia

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    Other names: flu, grippe (French for flu) Influenza virus: ... Since the late 1800s, pandemic outbreaks of novel influenza strains have occurred every 10 to 50 years.

  7. List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks ...

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    Other deadly tornadoes were observed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. First of two violent outbreaks in Pennsylvania, the other occurring on May 31, 1985, with an F5 tornado hitting Wheatland, Pennsylvania. (≥7 significant, 3 violent, ≥6 killers) Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945: February 12, 1945: Alabama and Mississippi: 8

  8. Ebola - Wikipedia

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    Ebola; Other names: Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF), Ebola virus disease: Two nurses standing near Mayinga N'Seka, a nurse with Ebola virus disease in the 1976 outbreak in Zaire.

  9. Genital herpes - Wikipedia

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    Other names: Anogenital herpesviral infection, herpes genitalis: An outbreak of genital herpes affecting the vulva: Specialty: Infectious disease: Symptoms: None, small blisters that break open to form painful ulcers, flu-like symptoms [1] [2] Complications: Aseptic meningitis, increased risk of HIV/AIDS if exposed, neonatal herpes [1] Usual onset