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Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, “the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas”, and the ways in which each society adapts to the change. Urbanization leads to many challenges for global health and the epidemiology of infectious diseases. New megacities can be incubators for new epidemics, and zoonotic diseases. Urbanization is one of the main cause for the spread of disease in a more rapid manner
Vani Mamillapalli1*, Praneetha Kanajam1, Padma Latha Khantamneni2