title: [Globalization and infectious diseases: the past and future].
abstract: Globalization is a widely-used term that can be defined in a number of different ways. When used in an economic context, it refers to the reduction and removal of barriers between national borders in order to facilitate the flow of goods, capital, services and labour. Globalization is not a new phenomenon. Today the concept of globalization can be extended to include global exposure to infectious diseases, which is becoming more apparent. The aim of this article is to examine the influence of globalization on the outbreak and spread of infections in the world.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, OORR, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scotto
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005544:Forecasting; D014943:Global Health; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000266:history; D038622:Internationality / Q000266:history*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000635:transmission