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Aedes aegypti mosquito

 Preventing Dengue


Dengue is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes bite during the day and night. The best way to prevent dengue is to protect yourself from mosquito bites.


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Photomicrographs of three different parasitic eggs

Parasitic Eggs


This image compares the size relationship between three different parasitic eggs. From left to right: the egg of a broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum, the egg of a Paragonimus westermani lung fluke, and the egg of the giant intestinal fluke, Fasciolopsis buski.


Skin surface, revealing the presence of brown pigmented lesion
Tail region of a dog heartworm
A young girl in India seated on the ground next to dental paraphernalia
Two CDC workers behind a both talking to people

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Cows feeding on fodder standing in a row of stables

Bird Flu


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