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Card 6

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An infectious disease transmitted easily to others through a number of routes directly and indirectly. An example of this is cholera.

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Card 7

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Not caused by pathogens, but lifestyle choices, pollution, allergies or genetics. An example of this is cancer.

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Card 8

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Disease that is a medical condition that can't be passed between people. An example of this is diabetes.

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Card 9

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Disease is not easily transmitted between people and may be vector-borne. An example of this is malaria.

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Card 10

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A disease transferred from animals to humans. Some examples are rabes and madcow disease.

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Card 11

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A type of diffusion when a disease leaves the origin and moves to new areas.

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Card 12

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A type of diffusion which a disease spreads through direct contact.

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Card 13

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A type of diffusion which a disease spreads out from the origin to new areas.

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Card 14

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A type of diffusion which a disease spreads through an ordered sequence of places.

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Card 15

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The diffusion model that shows how a disease will spread from patient zero. This man came up with the neighbourhood effect.

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