Nephrology and Infectious Diseases

Tropical disease, any disease that is indigenous to tropical or subtropical areas of the world or that occurs principally in those areas. Examples of tropical diseases include malaria, cholera, Chagas disease, yellow fever, and dengue. 

Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17 percent of all infectious diseases and cause more than 700,000 deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Tropical diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens - Bacteria. Examples of bacterial tropical diseases include cholera and tuberculosis.