Disease
Disease is a natural hazard that can be enhanced by human factors such as urbanization or poor sanitation. Disease affecting multiple people can be termed an outbreak or epidemic.
In some cases, a hazard exists in that a human-made defense against disease could fail, for example through antibiotic resistance.
Read more about this topic: Natural Hazard
Famous quotes containing the word disease:
“‘Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.”
—Ben Jonson (c. 1572–1637)
“It is the disease of not listening, the malady of not marking,
that I am troubled withal.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or a major movie star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word “collectible” as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.”
—Fran Lebowitz (20th century)