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I Saw it in a Movie: The Effectiveness of Health Regulations on International Travel
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William W. Wells
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December 10, 2015
Abstract
With the ability to travel among nations comes the risk of spreading infections among disparate populations. Travel and the spread of disease has been a topic of health organizations since the nineteenth century. This paper analyzes these health concerns through the lens of nineteenth century cultural concerns over international travel, addresses them with regards to the various international and US federal regulations that have been enacted, and concludes with potential changes demonstrative of modern cultural concerns with international travel.
Keywords: International Health Regulations; World Health Organization; Pan-American Health Organization
Published Online: 2015-12-10
Published in Print: 2015-12-1
©2015 by De Gruyter
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Keywords for this article
International Health Regulations;
World Health Organization;
Pan-American Health Organization
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