JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – As temperatures drop across Mississippi, a report reveals that it will disproportionally affect those in the metro.
Soliant Health conducted an extensive study of America’s 100 most populous cities to determine where people are most and least likely to get sick. Of those cities, Jackson ranked as the fifth most illness-prone major city and the most prone capital city nationwide.
The website’s index evaluated factors like air quality, cold and flu activity, asthma rates, seasonal pollen allergies and public transportation germs. They combine to create an overall “germ score,” highlighting the most illness-prone areas across the U.S…