How Cities Shape Epidemics

Author(s)
Shah, S.
Publication language
English
Date published
25 Feb 2016
Publisher
The Atlantic
Type
Articles
Keywords
Disasters, Epidemics & pandemics, Health, Urban
Link
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/02/urbanization-pandemic-excerpt/…

To understand the spread of diseases like Zika and Ebola, it’s helpful to look at trends in urbanization over the past few centuries.