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Humanitarian crises - Definition

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A humanitarian crisis, (or, in the language of history; "humanitarian disaster") is a health or otherwise natural disaster which mortally threatens a very large number of people. Moreoften localized to a particular region, modern transportation has made the worldwide phenomenon of the pandemic more frequent, such that in the case of AIDS, (and to a lesser extent SARS) qualify.

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