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October 3, 2014

Infectious diseases -- Changing Planet

Infectious diseases

With the threat of a warmer, wetter world and a larger global population, scientists are researching how climate change may impact the spread of infectious diseases, such as cholera and dengue fever, and how outbreaks may be prevented.

(Original air/publish date: April 20, 2011)

Credit: NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation


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