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More than 30 diseases new to human medicine have emerged in the past 3 decades. researchers like carol jenkins, who worked in papua new guinea, believe that many of these emerged as a result of environmental destruction. which of the following is not one of these "new" diseases

a) legionnaire's disease
b) tuberculosis
c) lyme disease
d) hIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS

Step-by-step explanation:

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and after a while a person infected with HIV will get AIDS which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

HIV is transmitted through blood/blood contact or through other bodily fluids. It is mostly transmitted through unprotected sex, in which bodily fluids are exchanged. Within a few weeks after infection, flu-like symptoms will appear. The infected person will experience pain in the abdomen area mostly.

After a while, HIV will become AIDS. This happens when the infected person no longer has an immune system to defend against other illnesses. When a person is infected with AIDS, they are more susceptible to many other infections. A simple cold can turn into pneumonia, because the body has no immune system to protect itself.

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