The climate change is set to engage the spread of Malaria, Dengue fever and West Nile to some parts of the globe that did not face such diseases before.The increased number of sick people could overwhelm public health services, especially in poor and unprepared countries. The Deadly Dozen is known to be a group of 12 diseases which have been identified as those most likely to spread due to global warming. It includes Plague, Ebola, Tuberculosis and Avian Flu.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
More outbreaks of diseases
The climate change is set to engage the spread of Malaria, Dengue fever and West Nile to some parts of the globe that did not face such diseases before.The increased number of sick people could overwhelm public health services, especially in poor and unprepared countries. The Deadly Dozen is known to be a group of 12 diseases which have been identified as those most likely to spread due to global warming. It includes Plague, Ebola, Tuberculosis and Avian Flu.
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Hotter temperatures, in different regions of the world, is definitely a breeding ground for diseases to spread. I like how you have various aspects of how global warming effects peoples' lifes.
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