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244 million are international migrants and 740 million internal migrants.1 | 244 million are international migrants and 740 million internal migrants.1 | ||
Migration is a social determinant of health, it is | Migration is a social determinant of health, it is | ||
often associated with poverty and social exclusion, which impede migrants’ willingness and ability to access health services | often associated with poverty and social exclusion, which impede migrants’ willingness and ability to access health services. | ||
=====The Story Of... Malaria – and other Deadly Tropical Germs===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/variables/malaria.html by VARIABLES] | |||
The viruses found in the cooler parts of the planet have evolved to benefit from seasonal variations in temperature. Influenza is one such virus, which thrives during the winter, when humans are forced together into confined spaces. Tropical diseases are luckier: they thrive year-'round in the heat and humidity of their region. These diseases exist at a fairly constant level, and are therefore known as endemic. | |||
