Infectious Disease Movement in a Borderless World: Workshop Summary by Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine and David A. Relman
English | 1 edition | March 10, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0309144477 | 324 pages | PDF | 8 Mb
Modern transportation allows people, animals, and plants–and the pathogens they carry–to travel more easily than ever before. The ease and speed of travel, tourism, and international trade connect once-remote areas with one another, eliminating many of the geographic and cultural barriers that once limited the spread of disease.