Climate Change affecting Disease
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- Created on: 18-06-19 12:03
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- Climate Change and the Spread of Disease
- Drought
- Less than average rainfall for a prolonged period of time.
- Malnutrition due to less water, less crops grown.
- Increase in forest fires, creating respiratory diseases.
- Monsoon
- Intense and heavy rainfall.
- Increase in humidity, more water, more water-borne diseases.
- West Nile Virus
- Uganda 1937, transmitted by the Cluex mosquito.
- As it becomes warmer, it'll spread out of Africa into the Americas and Europe.
- In 2012, 5500 cases in USA and 286 deaths. Texas was severely affected: higher temp = higher transmission.
- Ticks
- Climate change is responsible for the spread of Lyme disease. They thrive in warmer conditions.
- Lyme disease is expanding northwards in the US, eventually will colonise in Canada.
- Tsetse Fly
- The Tsetse Fly spreads sleeping sickness and is endemic in 36 sub-Saharan countries.
- It will likely spread to South Africa and they survive in temperatures 20.7C to 26.1C.
- Drought
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