Class A infectious diseases include plague and cholera
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Yes, Class A infectious diseases include plague and cholera.
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Yes, Class A infectious diseases include plague and cholera.
Plague is a natural focal disease caused by Yersinia pestis, belonging to international quarantine infectious disease, and also a Class A infectious disease among legal infectious diseases in China. It ranks first in the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. Plague is a typical natural focal disease with a high infectious rate of 30% to 60% if untreated.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholerae contamination of ingested food or water. Cholera infects between 300,000 and 500,000 people worldwide each year and causes between 100,000 and 120,000 deaths.
In short, both plague and cholera are highly infectious diseases and pose great risks to human health. Therefore, they are classified as Class A infectious diseases.
