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3.2. Epidemics and pandemics

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3 2 epidemias pandemiasMany diseases constitute serious health hazards and among these are reemerging diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and yellow fever, as well as emerging diseases like AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), “avian flu,” and H1N1 influenza.

A list of emerging and reemerging diseases, along with information on the diseases, is available from the U. S. Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

 

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