Blog #12
Title: The Relationship Between the ZikaVirus and Climate Change
Author: Oghenekaro Omodior and Daniel Becker
Date: October 23, 2018
Source: Inverse
URL: https://www.inverse.com/article/50124-what-s-causing-the-rise-in-mosquito-and-tick-borne-diseases?fbclid=IwAR1OWInf3UhNUp4oBjiVx0YV63vURvA6LLi_pMS2YyMNFa-NIchOrktlYig
We know that climate change is happening all around us and we know that there have been outbreaks of the Zika Virus, but did you know that they could be connected? The most common way diseases are spread is by humans being exposed to ticks and mosquitos that carry the disease. Climate records show that when there were sudden temperature changes, there was also an influx of tick born infections. In South America, there were extreme climatic conditions and the following month, the Zika Virus spread in the same areas. While it seems that these two evens are directly correlated, we don't know that for sure. There could be other contributing factors to the spread of tick born diseases. We do know that with climate change there could be a lot of other problems as well
Author: Oghenekaro Omodior and Daniel Becker
Date: October 23, 2018
Source: Inverse
URL: https://www.inverse.com/article/50124-what-s-causing-the-rise-in-mosquito-and-tick-borne-diseases?fbclid=IwAR1OWInf3UhNUp4oBjiVx0YV63vURvA6LLi_pMS2YyMNFa-NIchOrktlYig
We know that climate change is happening all around us and we know that there have been outbreaks of the Zika Virus, but did you know that they could be connected? The most common way diseases are spread is by humans being exposed to ticks and mosquitos that carry the disease. Climate records show that when there were sudden temperature changes, there was also an influx of tick born infections. In South America, there were extreme climatic conditions and the following month, the Zika Virus spread in the same areas. While it seems that these two evens are directly correlated, we don't know that for sure. There could be other contributing factors to the spread of tick born diseases. We do know that with climate change there could be a lot of other problems as well
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