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Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is transmitted from human to human by the bites of infected female mosquitoes.

Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a widespread tropical disease that can be fatal if not treated.

Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of epidemic prone diseases that are caused by several distinct families of viruses.

Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by the skeletal muscles that uses energy.

Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a parasitic eye and skin disease.

Smallpox is a contagious disease and kills as many as 30% of those infected.

Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is a serious threat to approximately 406 million people in the African Region.

Buruli ulcer (BU), or Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, is a severe bacterial infection that affects the skin, soft tissues and the bones.

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