It is very simple. These funds will help monitor and combat these diseases. A microbe does not stop at a border and get a visa before it moves on to the next country. Microbes and viruses. diseases. some of the most horrendous diseases known in our lifetime. traveled freely across borders. In an era where a Member of Congress does much traveling. we see how people can be. for example. in Kenya and be back in Washington in a matter of long hours. but it is possible to travel that way. sometimes perhaps arriving even a few minutes later than they might have liked. but being able to arrive.