The United States, and the world, have experienced an unprecedented global pandemic. According to the John Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center’s website (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/ map.html), COVID-19 has infected more than 261 million people and has resulted in the death of over 5 million around the world.
The global map reflecting these statistics is relevant because parasite prevalence and the psychological adaptions that develop when levels are high within a community impact attitudes toward immigrants as well as the state of the economy.
