.Ebola Virus/ Infected blood or body fluids/ Contact with infected material
HIV/AIDS/ Infected blood or tissue/ Unprotected sex, shared needles
Influenza/ Airborne/ Change of virus
Bacteria
E. Coli
/ Undercooked beef/ Poor food preparation, contaminated food products
Lyme Disease/ Deer ticks/ Increased settlement and visits to forested areas
Tuberculosis/ Patient spread/ Poverty, antibiotic resistance, HIV/AIDS epidemic
Hospital infections (Staphylococcus aureas, andStreptococcus pneumoniae)/ Human contact/ Poor hygiene and infection control, unsterile instruments, sick patients
Parasites
Cryptosporidium/Contaminated
water/ Poor treatment of water systems
Malaria/ Mosquito bites/ International travel, drug resistance
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