The globalization of infectious diseases

Modern means of transportation allows people to travel around the world; they allow diseases move around the world, too. One example is AIDS/HIV. This disease has spread throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, “On 2004, an estimated 1.039.000 to 1.185.000 people in the United States were living with AIDS/HIV, and an estimated 39.5 million people worldwide are living with HIV West Nile virus”. The first case was detected; in 1999, it spread across North America.

You can get the virus from mosquito bites. “Poison’s risk of contracting West Nile is low and less than 1%”. This virus affects the nervous system, the brain will inflame. You can also present fever, tiredness, and some rash. The current “swine flu” or H1N1 virus is another good example. Globalization has brought negative consequences such as infectious diseases. According to CNN.com, there were 718 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Costa Rica, and the virus has been for 24 deaths.

By, Mariela Alvarado, Christina Chaves, Benita Chen, Alexander Miranda