Geography
Geography:
Risks from various geographic areas.
Introduction:
Numerous diseases have greatly different prevalence or incidence
rates in different parts of the world.
There are many diseases that are more prevalent in the undeveloped world.
Condition count:
45;
see list of conditions below.
Risk factor subtypes:
Africa (21), Asia (17), South America (13), tropical areas (25)
Related risk factors: travel (52), poverty (23)
Risk factors:
Risk Factor Center,
risk factor list
Conditions list:
The following list of conditions
have 'Geography' or similar
listed as a risk factor in our database:
A
African Sleeping sickness
... AfricaB
Bacterial meningitis
... low humidityBlastomycosis
... wooded areasC
Chagas disease
... rural areasChancroid
... tropical areasCholera
... Africa, Asia, Latin AmericaChronic Bronchitis
... cold wet climateD
Dengue fever
... tropical areasDracunculiasis
... AfricaE
East African Trypanosomiasis
... East Africa, rural areasErythrasma
... tropical areasH
Heat exhaustion
... tropical climateHeat rash
... humidity, hot weather, tropical areasHepatoma
... Africa, Far EastHistoplasmosis
... Certain USA statesHookworm
... south-eastern United StatesJ
Japanese encephalitis
... rural areasK
Kaposi's Sarcoma
... AfricaL
Lassa fever
... West AfricaLeprosy
... Myanmar, Africa, South America, Asia, India, NepalLyme disease
... tick-infested areas, wooded areasM
Malaria
... AfricaMeningitis
... low humidityMeningococcal disease
... low humidityMountain sickness
... visiting a high geographic areaP
Pinta
... South AmericaPneumococcal meningitis
... low humidityPolio
... Africa, South America, AsiaR
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
... wooded areasRodent ulcer
... hot climateS
SARS
... certain parts of Asia, certain parts of CanadaSchistosomiasis
... Africa, South America, AsiaSprue
... IndiaSTARI
... Southeastern United StatesT
Tick bite
... tick-infested areas, wooded areasTick-borne diseases
... tick-infested areas, wooded areasTrachoma
... rural areasTrichinosis
... rural areasTuberculosis
... certain countriesTyphoid fever
... IndiaV
Vaginitis
... humidity, hot weatherW
Waterborne Diseases
... rural areasWest African Trypanosomiasis
... rural areas, Central Africa, Western AfricaWest Nile fever
... Africa, Asia and Middle EastY
Yellow fever
... Africa, South America, tropical areas
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