Diseases like leishmaniasis and giardias seem to occur far away. Sure, I care about other people, but do they really have anything to do with me?
In today’s global world, everyone is connected to everyone else. If diseases plague people in a faraway country, they can have an impact on the economy and jobs in developed countries like the U.S. Even more importantly, the presence and the spreading of such diseases indicate that people are cutting down forests, polluting water, and contributing in other ways that disrupt the balance of nature.
