spread
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The charity has warned of the risk of the "spread of epidemic diseases such as cholera and measles, and a catastrophic increase of malaria cases" among vulnerable people.
From BBC
Farouk was authorised to make contact with Saadaoui after detectives linked several Facebook pages he had set up using fakes names to spread Islamic extremist views, Greater Manchester Police said.
From BBC
They find that others still prefer to keep their distance, despite the fact that the disease isn’t spread through casual contact and 95% of people are naturally immune.
Because this sludge is often applied as fertilizer, the fibers can ultimately be spread onto fields.
From Science Daily
The finding offers early hope against a pathogen that has been difficult to control and nearly impossible to treat once it spreads.
From Science Daily
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