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Measles is a highly contagious disease characterised by a high fever and a rash.
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Peaks in cases of the highly contagious disease cycle every two to five years.
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Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease caused by bacteria that can lead to severe upper respiratory infections.
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Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease that can strike people of any age but is most dangerous to children.
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Cholera is a highly contagious disease that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting.
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In 2006 researchers from the Hebrew University in Israel isolated a variant of the virus that causes Newcastle disease, a highly contagious disease in birds that can kill.
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Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease characterised by a high fever, a rash and generally feeling unwell.
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Despite this, PHW said large numbers of people aged 10-18 years still have not had a jab which could prevent them from contracting measles, a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease.
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The advice to parents is clear: the disease, though usually mild, is highly contagious, so children should be kept away from crowded places.
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