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"name": "Quels sont les facteurs de risque du paludisme ?",
"position": 26,
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Vivre dans des zones endémiques et ne pas utiliser de protection contre les moustiques."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Quels facteurs de risque pour la dengue ?",
"position": 27,
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Les zones urbaines avec des eaux stagnantes et un climat chaud favorisent la dengue."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Quels facteurs de risque pour la fièvre jaune ?",
"position": 28,
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Voyager dans des zones endémiques sans vaccination augmente le risque d'infection."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Quels facteurs de risque pour la leptospirose ?",
"position": 29,
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Travailler dans l'agriculture ou être exposé à des eaux contaminées augmente le risque."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Quels facteurs de risque pour la maladie de Chagas ?",
"position": 30,
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Vivre dans des habitations en terre et être exposé aux triatomes augmente le risque."
}
}
]
}
]
}
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