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Hepatitis B (Viral hepatitis B)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes inflammation of the liver. The infection is most commonly transmitted by exposure to infected blood and by sexual contact with an infected person, but can also be passed from an infected mother to her new-born baby. Vaccination can protect against infection.
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Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that is widespread worldwide. It is a zoonosis because it is a disease of wild and domestic animals that excrete the causative agent in the urine. Humans become infected through direct or indirect contact with an infected animal or its excreta.
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Legionellosis
Legionellosis is caused by bacteria found in natural aquatic environments such as rivers, lakes and other standing water. The number of bacteria in natural environments is small, so natural environments are usually not a source of infection for humans.
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Tetanus
Tetanus, or tetanus fever, is a disease caused by the neurotoxin Clostridium tetani, whose spores can be present in the soil due to animal faeces.
Communicable diseases
Diarrhoea and vomiting as a result of a gastrointestinal infection
Gastrointestinal infections are manifested by indigestion or nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, and may also cause fever.
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