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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > communicable diseases
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > communicable diseases
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > communicable diseases
social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > communicable diseases
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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > communicable diseases

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communicable diseases  

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  • Throughout human history there have been many widespread epidemics and disease outbreaks that were responsible for mass deaths and suffering. Among these epidemics is the Black Death, which killed 25 million people between 1347 and 1352. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Communicable Diseases]

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