Describe health epidemics as the new source of threat under the non-traditional sources of threat to security
There are two types of security-traditional and non-traditional. Traditional concept of security are mainly concerned with threat of use of military forces. Non-traditional security includes a wide range of threats affecting the conditions of existence. Non-traditional view of security is also known as ‘Human security’ or ‘Global security’ which includes individual and the whole of humanity. Health-epidemics as the new source of threat under the non-traditional sources of threat to security, Health epidemics such as HIV-AIDS, bird flu, severe respiratory syndrome (SARS) has rapidly spread due to migration business tourism, and military operations. Diseases such as ebola-virus, hantavirus hepatitis C have emerged and difficult to treat. Epidemics among animals like mad-cow disease, bird flu etc have major economic effects. At the same time, rapid environmental degradation is causing a serious threat to security. Air pollution, Water pollution, Land pollution and sound pollution all are creating various health problems and danger for human security.
