COVID-19, the Built Environment, and Health.
21 Jul 2021-Environmental Health Perspectives (Environmental Health Perspectives)-Vol. 129, Iss: 7, pp 75001
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how the built environment has both affected infectious disease transmission and evolved in response to infectious diseases, and the COVID-19 illustrates both dynamic dynamics.
Abstract: Background: Since the dawn of cities, the built environment has both affected infectious disease transmission and evolved in response to infectious diseases. COVID-19 illustrates both dynamics. The...
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