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  2. Human-to-human transmission - Wikipedia

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    Relevant microbes may be viruses, bacteria, or fungi, and they may be spread through breathing, talking, coughing, sneezing, spraying of liquids, toilet flushing or any activities which generate aerosol particles or droplets or generate fomites, such as raising of dust. [13] [14]

  3. Jacobaea vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    As indicated above, common ragwort has become a problem in several areas in which it has been introduced, and various methods are employed to help prevent its spread. In many Australian states ragwort has been declared a noxious weed, and landholders are required to remove it from their property by law. [citation needed] In the island state of ...

  4. Intentional contagion of infection - Wikipedia

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    One of the most frequent cases of intentional contagion is that of viruses and bacteria that are considered sexually transmitted infections, being commonly the most common methods through the malicious use of syringes and the unsafe sexual act, such as the criminal transmission of HIV.

  5. Oropouche virus is spreading — and U.S. travelers have been ...

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory on Aug. 16 warning people traveling to areas known to have the Oropouche virus to avoid getting bit by midges and mosquitoes.

  6. Cross-species transmission - Wikipedia

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    Cross-species transmission is the most significant cause of disease emergence in humans and other species. [citation needed] Wildlife zoonotic diseases of microbial origin are also the most common group of human emerging diseases, and CST between wildlife and livestock has appreciable economic impacts in agriculture by reducing livestock productivity and imposing export restrictions. [2]

  7. Norovirus outbreaks on cruises are surging: How to avoid the ...

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    Hand hygiene is key to prevent the spread of the highly contagious virus — but the way you clean your hands matters, experts note. It has to be with soap and water, because alcohol-based hand ...

  8. Lethal ‘zombie deer disease’ could spill-over to humans ...

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    The threat of so-called “mad cow disease” has all but faded from the collective memory, after its appearance in U.K. cattle in 1986. Human deaths from the scourge, caused by eating ...

  9. List of diseases spread by arthropods - Wikipedia

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    Invertebrates spread bacterial, viral and protozoan pathogens by two main mechanisms. Either via their bite, as in the case of malaria spread by mosquitoes, or via their faeces, as in the case of Chagas' Disease spread by Triatoma bugs or epidemic typhus spread by human body lice. Many invertebrates are responsible for transmitting diseases.