Climate Change Makes Me Sick!: Insect-Borne Disease
- Abstract
Mosquitoes carry infectious pathogens, such as the West Nile virus, Dengue fever, Zika virus, and malaria, and transmit them to humans via biting. As the Earth warms due to climate change, more regions can potentially support disease-bearing mosquitoes.
- Resource Type
- Factsheet/pamphlet
- Author
- Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
- Resource URL
- http://www.psr.org/environment-and-health/climate-change/climate-change-makes-me-sick-mosquitoes.html
- Date
- 2016
- Institution
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Organization Type
- Ngo
- Health and Human Impact
- Vector-borne disease
- Climate and Environmental Impact
- Heat