Diseases that occur more often in low-income populations, including infectious diseases and conditions tied to malnutrition and constrained health behavior. The World Health Report of 2002 found that diseases of poverty account for 45 percent of the disease burden in the highest-poverty countries despite being preventable or treatable with existing interventions, and they form a two-way relationship with poverty itself, since the resulting poor health also limits economic opportunity for affected families.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 Sources
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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Wikipedia: Diseases of poverty
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Poverty increases the chances of having these diseases as the deprivation of shelter, safe drinking water, nutritious food, sanitation, and access to health services contributes towards poor health behaviour.
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