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Climate Change & Infectious Disease

Climate Change & Infectious Disease. Health Advocacy Presentation: October 24, 2014. How will climate change impact the spread of infectious disease?. Warmer climate Increase in number, activity, and distribution of disease vectors.

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Climate Change & Infectious Disease

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  1. Climate Change & Infectious Disease Health Advocacy Presentation: October 24, 2014

  2. How will climate change impact the spread of infectious disease? Warmer climate Increase in number, activity, and distribution of disease vectors http://www.who.int/entity/globalchange/climate/en/fig3.1.gif

  3. Vector-borne diseases • Vectors are insects that transmit diseases • Many of the infectious diseases predicted to spread as global warming progresses are vector-borne diseases such as… Lyme Leishmaniasis Cholera, malaria, dengue fever (tick) (sand-fly) (Mosquito)

  4. What is dengue fever? • Dengue (DENgee) is a mosquito-borne viral infection • Transmitted between people by two types of mosquitoes which are found throughout the world Aedesalbopictus Vector for 2001 Hawaii dengue outbreak Aedesagyptus Principle dengue vector

  5. Areas in the U.S. Vulnerable to Dengue Fever (1995-2005) Worldwide Distribution of Dengue (2008)

  6. Dengue Fever: Symptoms

  7. Treatment and Prevention • No current treatment; vaccines in progress • Keys to preventing/controlling outbreaks are…. • Early detection & access to proper medical care • Keep water sources clean • Wear protective clothing • Identification of the vector • Reduction of mosquito habitats

  8. Sources http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/4/11-0968_article http://science.time.com/2013/08/02/infectious-disease-could-be-more-common-in-a-warmer-world-especially-for-plants-and-animals/ http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/health.html http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/climchange.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dengue-fever/basics/symptoms/con-20032868 http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/ http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/dengue-fever-reference

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