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What Mystery Disease is Killing Thousands in Central America?

What Mystery Disease is Killing Thousands in Central America?

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  • Chronic kidney disease is claiming the lives of many young workers on sugar plantations in Central America; though the cause remains a mystery, exposure to agricultural chemicals, fructose and dehydration from the labor-intensive work are the front-running theories

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