Diseases become more deadly in the near future as Climate Change worsens.
Yehya 24 Purdue University. Ph.D. Public Relations, Health Communication, American University of Beirut. Masters of Business Administration Marketing and Management. (Nadine A., 20 March 2024, “Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases”, UC Davis Health, https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/experts-warn-climate-change-will-fuel-spread-of-infectious-diseases-/2024/03#:~:text=Changing%20rain%20patterns%20are%20expanding,occurring%20in%20the%20winter%20too.)
Changing rain patterns are expanding vectors’ range and their active periods. Shorter, warmer winters and longer summers are also linked to more vector-borne diseases. For example, diseases caused by ticks (like babesiosis and Lyme disease) are now occurring in the winter too. They’re also being found in regions farther west and north than in the past. “We're seeing cases of tick-borne diseases in January and February,” said first author of the study Matthew Phillips. Phillips is an infectious diseases fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. “The tick season is starting earlier and with more active ticks in a wider range. This means that the number of tick bites is going up and with it, the tick-borne diseases.” Another concern is malaria. The mosquitos that transmit the disease are expanding northward, a climate-induced change. Changing rain patterns have led to more mosquitos and a higher disease transmission rate.