Diseases, Climate Change, and Vector Ecology — Impacts on Public Health
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Jackson Zeiler, MPH
4mo ago
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environmentalhealthproject.orgDiseases, Climate Change, and Vector Ecology — Impacts on Public Healthenvironmentalhealthproject.orgAs greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, raise global temperatures, the climate zones that contain the spread of certain diseases are becoming more fluid. Consequently, pathogens that thrive in warmer climates are spreading to new territories and putting more people at risk for infectious diseases. Let’s take a look at some of the effects global climate change may have on vector ecologies and the spread of new diseases among ill-prepared communities. What is a vector, and...
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