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Why is it that most unusual/rare medical diseases are found in China/Asia?

I’m doing a report on medical conditions and have noticed that most of the unusual and rare conditions are found in Asia. Whether it Be China, Indonesia, Nepal, mostly those areas. I was wondering if there was a particular reason. I understand many cases are found in South America also and other places of the sort. I’m just wondering what it is about those countries that seem to ‘encourage’ these conditions.

What makes a disease or condition “unusual” or “rare” is that it is not commonly found within a given area. Even if many people within an area get a particular disease it will still be considered rare and unusual in a different area let alone a continent or two away.

For example, there is a disease called “Valley Fever” or “Desert Fever” in the South West of the United States. It comes from the byproducts of a fungus/bacteria that grows on the pod of the Palo Verde tree. It is believed that many who spend much time/grow up in the South West have had enough exposure to it that they are relatively not affected. Tourists and new comers to the area often end up pretty sick with it. Doctors in the South West know to look for it. Doctors outside the area consider it rare and unusual; although this has been changing over the past 30-40 years. But, you can be assured that a Chinese doctor, European doctor, Australian doctor, etc… would consider it all the more “rare” and “unusual”. The same/similar could probably he said about hepavirus, and even possibly about Lyme Disease.

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