Cough or sneeze into a tissue or your elbow, then wash your hands to stop droplet transmission. Wash your hands often and avoid touching your face to prevent indirect contact transmission. Avoid ...

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They are known as "kissing bugs," but instead of spreading love, they transmit a parasitic disease that can be deadly. Chagas disease is considered endemic; it's present in 21 countries in the ...

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, a potentially disabling infection caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick to people and pets.

(STHs) are diseases caused by parasitic worms that are spread in eggs in human faeces Infection often occurs in children in areas where sanitation is poor The disease can lead to stunting, ...