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Disease and Epidemics' Effects on the United States

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How can diseases and epidemics in other parts of the world affect people in the United States?

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Diseases found across the world can easily affect the health of Americans as well as our agriculture and environment if they find a way to enter our country and spread. Most diseases are spread through human interaction, animals, or plants and once an infection begins to spread in a country, it is difficult to control. ...

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