It belongs to the same family of bacteria as those that cause tuberculosis and Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Malaria causes a million deaths per year, and schistosomiasis, which is a parasitic disease, is unfortunately a common cause of death in the world.

疟疾每年造成一百万死亡,而血吸虫病,这是一种寄生虫病,不幸的是,它是世界上很常见的死因

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

The World Health Organization says mosquitoes carry organisms that cause disease and death for millions of people throughout the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Still,a theory exists that amyloid plaques are an effect of the disease, not the cause.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

They identified the genetic cause of a disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Many different viruses cause different kinds of the disease.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

The cause of the disease is not known.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

But most important is finding the cause of the disease so it can be prevented or cured.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09