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High-Risk Diseases for Travelers

Many diseases pose a high risk for travelers. Listed in the directory below are some of the diseases, for which we have provided a brief overview.

African Trypanosomiasis ("African Sleeping Sickness")

BSE ("Mad Cow Disease") and vCJD

HIV / AIDS

Cholera

E. coli

Dengue Fever

Diarrheal Diseases

Cryptosporidiosis

Diarrhea

Traveler's Diarrhea

Salmonella Infections

Giardiasis

Encephalitis

Fish Poisoning

Hepatitis A

Influenza

Lyme Disease

Malaria

Meningitis

Rabies

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Tuberculosis (TB)

Typhoid Fever

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Yellow Fever

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