Read about Africa's two greatest environmental concerns: desertification and the spread of disease. Choose one of these concerns and write a short paragraph about its impact on Africa. What has caused this problem to occur, and how has it impacted people who live there?

The spread of disease in Africa has been detrimental to their development. Due to sharing drinking water, disease in just one person can multiply at alarming rates, as seen in the recent Ebola virus outbreak. Another aspect adding to this is hospitals. Poverty runs rampant in many parts of Africa, due to lack of infrastructure and failing to utilize current resources. There are few hospitals, the ones running often having an overworked staff and unsanitary conditions. Until improvements are made to their economy, the unfortunate truth is that disease is likely to stay.