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  1. 5. One type of meningococcal disease caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
  2. 7. infectious disease caused by a virus.The virus can spread in small liquid particles when the infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks, sings or breathes. Symptoms are variable, but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste.
  3. 8. A common viral infection that can be deadly, especially in high-risk groups. The flu attacks the lungs, nose and throat. Young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with chronic disease or weak immune systems are at high risk.
  4. 9. A bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily. Also called “pertussis”, it's marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath
  5. 10. A highly contagious illness caused by a virus, morbillivirus, that’s spread primarily via coughing and sneezing, and is recognizable by its well-known rash, which spreads to cover most of the body.
  6. 12. A contagious viral infection best known by its distinctive red rash. It's also called German measles or three-day measles.
  7. 13. A virus that may cause paralysis and is transmitted through contaminated water or food, or contact with an infected person.
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  1. 1. A serious liver infection caused by a virus. This disease is most commonly spread by exposure to infected bodily fluids.
  2. 2. An infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It causes an itchy rash with small, fluid-filled blisters
  3. 3. disease spreads through infected saliva.
  4. 4. A genus of double-stranded RNA viruses in the family Reoviridae. They are the most commoncause of diarrheal disease among infants and young children.
  5. 5. A viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe
  6. 6. A viral infection that affects the parotid glands, salivary glands below and in front of the ears.
  7. 11. an acute contagious disease caused by a member of the orthopoxviral family