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  2. Lists of animal diseases - Wikipedia

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    List of aquarium diseases; List of dog diseases; List of feline diseases; List of diseases of the honey bee; List of diseases spread by invertebrates; Poultry disease; Lists of zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases that have jumped from an animal to a human

  3. Columbian exchange - Wikipedia

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    The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, from the late 15th century on.

  4. Notifiable disease - Wikipedia

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    The current list of notifiable diseases is written in the Code de la santé publique Article D3113-6 and Article D3113-7 (last revision has been made in 2012), it contains 36 diseases : 34 infectious ones and 2 non-infectious disease directly linked to the environment (Lead poisoning and Mesothelioma).

  5. Foreign animal disease - Wikipedia

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    A foreign animal disease (FAD) is an animal disease or pest, whether terrestrial or aquatic, not known to exist in the United States or its territories. [1] When these diseases can significantly affect human health or animal production and when there is significant economic cost for disease control and eradication efforts, they are considered a threat to the United States. [2]

  6. List of notifiable diseases - Wikipedia

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    Meningitis : pyogenic and non-pyogenic Meningococcal septicaemia/ Acute Meningitis: Meningococcal disease: MRSA: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection Paratyphoid fever: Paratyphoid fever: Paratyphoid fever: Paratyphoid fever: Pertussis (Whooping cough) Pertussis (Whooping cough) Pertussis (Whooping cough)

  7. 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 ...

  8. Diseases of poverty - Wikipedia

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    Diseases of poverty reflect the dynamic relationship between poverty and poor health; while such diseases result directly from poverty, they also perpetuate and deepen impoverishment by sapping personal and national health and financial resources. For example, malaria decreases GDP growth by up to 1.3% in some developing nations, and by killing ...

  9. Globalization and disease - Wikipedia

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    However, addressing the risk factors of non-communicable diseases and lifestyle risks in the South that cause disease, such as use or consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods, is important as well. [12] Even during pandemics, it is vital to recognize economic globalization in being a catalyst in the spread of the coronavirus ...