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One Health Basics One Health
For example, birds often die of West Nile virus before people in the same area get sick with West Nile virus infection. One Health is an approach that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment. One Health is not new, but it has become more important in recent years.
- Over 6.2 million malaria deaths have been averted between 2000 and 2015, primarily of children under five years of age in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise and adequate sleep, and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as smoking or excessive stress.
- In many cases, treating a disease or controlling a pathogen can be vital to preventing it in others, such as during an outbreak.
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