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Climate change brings the specter of new infectious diseases
Arturo Casadevall
Arturo Casadevall
Published January 6, 2020
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2020;130(2):553-555. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI135003.
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Climate change brings the specter of new infectious diseases

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Figure 1

The remarkable resistance of humans (and mammals) to fungal diseases rests on the two pillars of advanced immunity and endothermy (i.e., the state of being warm-blooded).

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Immune suppression or climate change with microbial adaptation to survive at higher temperatures can undermine these pillars and make the host vulnerable to fungal disease.

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