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Zika Virus, 'Ghostbusters,' and the Strange New Normal of Tropical Disease Pandemics
The current epidemic of Zika virus infection in the Western Hemisphere is actually just the latest in a decade-long wave of worldwide disease outbreaks.
Ebola Doesn’t Threaten America — Other Tropical Diseases Do
Ebola has reached the US, but it's not going to spread. Several other dangerous tropical diseases, however, are already affecting millions of Americans.
Tropical Diseases Are Keeping Americans in Poverty
Worm infections and other parasites can make people too sick to go to work and can even reduce IQ among kids—yet little attention is being paid to these illnesses, says Dr. Peter Hotez of the Sabin Vaccine Institute.
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