Columbus was worried about the spread of diseases on his next voyage. He has teamed you with a group of fellow physicians to discuss a plan to prevent the spread of diseases on his long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Follow this agenda in your round table meeting with the other doctors.

1. Discuss with your team the disease Dysentary. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

2. Discuss with your team the disease Malaria. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

3. Discuss with your team the disease Malnutrition. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

4. Discuss with your team the disease Syphilis. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

5. Discuss with your team the disease Scurvy. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

6. Discuss with your team the disease Sea Sickness. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

7. Discuss with your team the disease Typhus. What are the causes of it? How can Columbus prevent it on a long voyage.

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