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Tuberculosis
In 1998, one in three people were infected with tuberculosis
Cholera
Why is cholera still so prevalent?
Smallpox
A threatening virus-based disease, Smallpox was spread by droplets that caused high fever
Malaria
Malaria is an obstacle to economic progress in developing countries
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Why are sexually transmitted diseases more prevalent in some places than others?
AIDS
The history of the HIV/AIDS virus
Food Poisoning
An illness that almost everyone has had - food poisoning
Ebola
The ebola virus is still considered uncommon, but comes with truly awful effects
Dengue
Dengue is the disease that along with yellow fever and malaria is spread by mosquitoes
Patterns of Disease
The shocking truth about patterns in global disease