Diseases prevalent in the tropics because of living conditions and diet include malnutrition, measles, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, shigellosis, cholera, amoebiasis, and tapeworm infestation. Diseases spread through the tropics by insects include malaria, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, and leishmaniasis. Exposure to strong sunlight in the tropics causes an increased tendency to skin cancer, and may lead to pinguecula and pterygium.
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