Venezuela used to have one of the best healthcare systems in South America. Now, its healthcare system is on the verge of collapse as disease rages throughout the country. The measles have spread and infected thousands of citizens, causing Venezuelans to flee into nearby countries. Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, and Peru are now falling victim to the disease as well because of the fleeing Venezuelans. This has only amplified the issue of the diseases. Robert Linkins from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed there were 6,500 recorded measles cases and at least 76 killed by the disease in Venezuela, as well as In addition to the measles outbreak, malaria cases have also become prominent in Venezuela. With no more drugs for treatment, malaria is continuing to plague the country. In response to this crisis, more than 3 million Venezuelans have left to seek refuge and treatment in neighboring countries. However, the large, incoming waves of infected people are putting strain on the other countries' healthcare systems as well.
During the post-World War I in Germany, there was hyperinflation and food shortages due to its losses in the war. Venezuela's crisis can mirror the Great Depression. The Great Depression included limited availability to food because of deflation and negatively impacted other countries that depended on America's economic success. The U.S. could choose to stay out of this problem, similar to when the Neutrality Acts were passed in World War II to prevent the U.S. from being pulled into the foreign countries' conflicts, but this might be criticized and viewed as ignoring the people of another country's suffering, like the U.S.'s isolationist attitude towards the Holocaust.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/15/695100627/venezuelas-health-crisis-spills-over-to-neighboring-countries
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