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As our world flattens, we're seeing a similar trend across medicine: developing nations in tropical climates are now increasingly dealing with the lifestyle behavior risks to which we, in the United States, have grown accustomed. Despite this pattern, infectious disease remains a major threat among populations native to the tropics. Host Dr. John Armstrong discusses the current trajectory of tropical medicine, from lifestyle risks, to tuberculosis, malaria and beyond, with Col. Dr. Lisa Keep, director of tropical public health and an assistant professor of preventive medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.