News Main Animals Archaeology Dinosaurs Earth History Human Animal Space Tech   iStockPhoto |   Even Cowboys Get the Flu Even though human density is lower in the countryside, people there are more likely to check in on their sick neighbors, more likely to be near animals with diseases that can jump to people, and less likely to have easy access to hospitals and other good medical care. All this means rural communities are as at-risk from disease spread as those who are packed in cities, research concludes. | Discovery News Video   « back to article

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