diseases in Eastern Mediterranean
About 16,000 deaths from Tropical diseases in The Americas
About 36,000 deaths from Tropical diseases in South East Asia
About 5,000 deaths in Western Pacific
This map display Deaths count from tropical diseases.
I consulted The World Health Report which was expressed by World Health Organigation in 2004.
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kinds of tropical disease
Malaria
Lymphatic Filariasis
pyogenes
Aerobic gram-negative bacilli and staphylococci - uncommon
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Anatomy - lymphatic drainage
Lymphatic drainage
Occipital, mastoid, parotid, facial, submandibular, and submental lymph nodes circle the base of the head
Joined by the sublingual and retropharyngeal lymph nodes
Ultimately drain into the deep cervical chains along the carotid arteries
Potential route for spread of infection
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