Some diseases are always present in a population or area. This is called an ____ disease, for example, malaria and ____ fever are always present in tropical conditions (warm and wet all year) while cholera and ____ are present in Africa and Asia due to contaminated water supplies. Some diseases spread during an outbreak. This is called an ____ (widespread) or pandemic (world-wide), for example norovirus, zika virus, bird flu and ____. Diseases can be spread in a number of ways including through the air, ____, food and contact between people. To limit the risks of becoming ill tourists should take a variety of precautions according to the risks in the place they are travelling through such as ____ against rabies, protective clothing, medicines, equipment, appropriate insurance, ____ such as washing hands before eating, food and drink choices such as drinking bottled water rather than local ____ water. If the risks are too ____ tourists can be put off travelling to certain destinations altogether. ____ women are advised to consider the risk of contracting ____ virus via mosquito bites when travelling to Brazil as this can cause brain damage in unborn ____.

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