The Return of Infectious Disease.

Abstract: (7 pp). The plague in India, cholera in Rwanda and Zaire, tuberculosis in the US - diseases we thought we had conquered, are returning with a vengeance throughout the world, claims Laurie Garrett, Health and Science Writer for Newsday. Rising population densities, the advent of jet travel, environmental destruction, and changing social mores are among the many factors exacerbating the emergence and spread of disease. Taking stock of the multitude of emerging or reemerging diseases, scientists today know that microbes--far from being eradicated--pose an unprecedented threat to human health. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Subcatagory: Environmental Issues & Ecology

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