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Geographical distribution of disease due to infection

Geographical distribution of disease
*endemic | ** highly endemic | ***very highly endemic
1See map of meningitis belt

Diseases

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

HIV/AIDS

* / **

 

 

**/***

***

Malaria

***

*

**

***

*

TB

** / ***

*/**

** /***

***

***

Schistosomiasis

**

*

***

**

*

Trypanosomiasis

**

 

*

**

*

Leishmaniasis

*

*

**

**

*

Cholera

*

*

*

*

*

Amoebiasis

**

**

**

**

**

Typhoid Fever

**

**

**

**

*

Leprosy

***

**

*

***

*

Onchocerciasis

***

 

***

**

 

Lymphatic Filiarisis

***

 

*

***

 

Paragonomisis

*

 

 

 

 

Meningitis1

** / ***

 

** /***

 

 

Causes of mortality:
two thirds of mortality are cause by communicable diseases. Follow the link to see the major causes of mortality in Africa


 

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