Global climate change and emerging infectious diseases
Climatic factors influence the emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases, in
addition to multiple human, biological, and ecological determinants. Climatologists have
identified upward trends in global temperatures and now estimate an unprecedented rise of
2.0° C by the year 2100. Of major concern is that these changes can affect the introduction
and dissemination of many serious infectious diseases. The incidence of mosquito-borne
diseases, including malaria, dengue, and viral encephalitides, are among those diseases …
addition to multiple human, biological, and ecological determinants. Climatologists have
identified upward trends in global temperatures and now estimate an unprecedented rise of
2.0° C by the year 2100. Of major concern is that these changes can affect the introduction
and dissemination of many serious infectious diseases. The incidence of mosquito-borne
diseases, including malaria, dengue, and viral encephalitides, are among those diseases …