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1. Unknown in the US until 1999, this mosquito borne disease causes encephalitis or meningitis in some infected people; many remain asymptomatic
2. Tick-borne illness with rash and fever is more common in the mid-Atlantic states of the US than its namesake region
3. Hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rate
4. Fungal infection with dry cough, rash; immunocompromised people may develop meningitis
5. Gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea, famous on cruise ships
6. "Rabbit fever," may be acquired through tick bite or through inhalation, proposed as a bioterrorism weapon.
7. Mosquito-borne viral infection feared for causing birth defects, epidemic 2015-16 in South America and Caribbean.
8. Tick-borne disease with classic target-shaped rash, may cause arthritis, meningitis and heart abnormalities as well.
9. Vaccine-preventable mosquito borne viral encephalitis
10. Causative agent of most hand-foot-mouth syndrome, may also cause viral meningitis and myocarditis (heart involvement)
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