In the article “New Roads in the Amazon May Deliver Disease” by Joanne Silberner posted on the disease section, biostatistician Bill Pan discusses how pools of water form alongside roads and act as nesting grounds for mosquitoes that are potentially infected with malaria. I found this piece of information interesting as when generally thinking about how disease spreads, I had only considered the migration of people from one location to another as the sole cause. In addition, it is known that there are many cons associated with building a road, but I feel that this is an issue that is often overlooked.