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Medical geography examines the geographic distribution of disease and provision of health services. Learn more about this fascinating subdiscipline that's interconnected to the health and medical fields.

Map Stops Cholera
From your About.com Guide, one of the most famous cases in medical geography is the story of Dr. John Snow and his nineteenth century map of cholera in London.

Atlas of Cancer Mortality
Hundreds of county-level maps of all types of cancers.

Atlas of United States Mortality
Selected maps from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control which indicate on a county level the rate of death from a variety of causes.

CDC Travel Information
Learn about outbreaks of diseases around the world and precautions to take in regions of the world, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. A fascinating and useful resource.

Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control
From the World Health Organization. Includes news of diseases, the Weekly Epidemiological Record, advice to travelers, and more.

Influenza 1918 Maps
Begin with this animated map of the spread of the deadly flu and use the links at left to navigate and learn more about the deadly year.

Influenza Summary Update
An update of influenza activity for the past week, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Be sure to see the flu map near the bottom of the page.

John Snow
A fantastic resource devoted to Dr. John Snow, the legend of medical geography for his work in stopping cholera in London.

Just Another Medical Geography Page
Actually, not "Just Another Medical Geography Page" but a nice overview of medical geography along with discussion past and current trends.

Mapping Malaria
An informative article from NASA about the use of technology in medical geography.

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