A pedestrian passes an AIDS education billboard in Johannesburg, South Africa. Denis Farrell/AP hide caption
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Cajuste Yanique lies on a cot while being treated Monday for cholera in a treatment facility in Cabaret, Haiti. Haitian officials say the disease has killed more than 1,300 people since the outbreak began last month and has been detected in eight of Haiti's 10 provinces. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Being a patient in the U.S. is costlier than other rich countries, a recent international survey found. iStockphoto.com hide caption
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A man helps his dengue fever-stricken daughter in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. In June, Honduran authorities declared a state of emergency due to the high rate of dengue cases reported around the country. Orlando Sierra/AFP hide caption
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Packages of Activa yogurt, which contain probiotics, on a grocery shelf in Chicago. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption
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In developing countries, lung infections kill more people of any age than anything else. iStockphoto.com hide caption
A woman suffering from cholera symptoms is treated at the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, on Monday. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption
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Tests of cholera samples from Haiti suggest the strain behind the outbreak came from South Asia. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hide caption
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Scientists are still unsure of the exact origin of Haiti's cholera strain. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory hide caption
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A bladder at a camp in Port-au-Prince holds fresh water. Sanitation and clean water are key to staving off cholera, and public health officials are launching a massive education effort using text messages and radio broadcasts. Christopher Joyce/NPR hide caption
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Two trucks crashed on a road toward Saint-Marc in Haiti. One truck was carrying Coke bottles, the other was full of people. The head-on collision knocked the bed off the back of one truck, killing several and injuring many more. Christopher Joyce/NPR hide caption
People distribute potable water near a tent city in Port-au-Prince. Officials say a vaccine would do little to prevent more cases of cholera there. Thony Belizaire/AFP hide caption