Public Health Challenges Growing, World Wide

Blood engorged mosquito. Image credit:Healthline Health challenges are becoming more numerous as new infectious diseases such as SARS, West Nile virus, and avian flu emerge. In addition, the accumulation of chemical pollutants in the environment is starting to take a toll. While infectious diseases are fairly well understood, the health effects of many environmental pollutants are not yet known. Malaria has an economic impact. As I note in a recent report,...