Dangerous Dust

Researchers have found that dust clouds, which can travel thousands of miles from continent to continent, have living organisms that can infect humans with disease, according to an article from the Washington Post. While these diseases could include SARS and Influenza, some scientists are more confident that a rise in child asthma in parts of America is due to these clouds. It is also thought that serious animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth, are also communicable in this way.

-- Dylan Blaylock