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Lassa fever
Lassa fever is an infectious disease caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family
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Malaria
Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease, transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito occurring in many tropical regions of the world
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Measles
Measles is a highly infectious viral illness with the potential for serious and life threatening complications
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Pertussis
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough is typically spread by the respiratory route when, for example, an infected person coughs or sneezes
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Avian influenza (bird flu)
An infection in birds caused by several strains of influenza A virus and some of these strains have spread from wild birds to domestic poultry