ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is causing weather conditions to abruptly change and is directly impacting the health of humans. Due to climate change, there is an upsurge in conditions suitable for infectious pathogens and their carriers to survive and multiply. Infections that were eliminated decades ago are regai...
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| description | Climate change is causing weather conditions to abruptly change and is directly impacting the health of humans. Due to climate change, there is an upsurge in conditions suitable for infectious pathogens and their carriers to survive and multiply. Infections that were eliminated decades ago are regaining their grounds among humans. Climate change is increasing the possibility of new outbreaks for these vector-borne, airborne, or waterborne infections. While adverse impacts of these outbreaks are only subject to the predictions, nevertheless, it is certain that these outbreaks will affect health status, mortality status and economy at local and international levels. However, these threats may be minimized if national and international public health departments would be willing to implement research- and evidence-based advanced preparedness strategies. This scientific review aims to explore how climate change is facilitating the spread of vector-borne (tick-borne encephalitis, dengue, West Nile virus, leishmaniasis), airborne (by weather conditions like storms), and waterborne infectious diseases (due to floods and droughts) and is triggering new outbreaks among humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ff7cd109fbb43c18e3168f1a4c27d9c2022-12-22T02:24:46ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHealth Problems of Civilization2353-69422354-02652022-02-01161154010.5114/hpc.2022.11278246213ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGEGurkeerat GillClimate change is causing weather conditions to abruptly change and is directly impacting the health of humans. Due to climate change, there is an upsurge in conditions suitable for infectious pathogens and their carriers to survive and multiply. Infections that were eliminated decades ago are regaining their grounds among humans. Climate change is increasing the possibility of new outbreaks for these vector-borne, airborne, or waterborne infections. While adverse impacts of these outbreaks are only subject to the predictions, nevertheless, it is certain that these outbreaks will affect health status, mortality status and economy at local and international levels. However, these threats may be minimized if national and international public health departments would be willing to implement research- and evidence-based advanced preparedness strategies. This scientific review aims to explore how climate change is facilitating the spread of vector-borne (tick-borne encephalitis, dengue, West Nile virus, leishmaniasis), airborne (by weather conditions like storms), and waterborne infectious diseases (due to floods and droughts) and is triggering new outbreaks among humans.https://www.termedia.pl/ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY-OF-INFECTIOUS-DISEASES-AND-CLIMATE-CHANGE,99,46213,1,1.htmlvector borne diseases climate change zoonoses disease outbreak communicable diseases public health |
| spellingShingle | Gurkeerat Gill ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE Health Problems of Civilization vector borne diseases climate change zoonoses disease outbreak communicable diseases public health |
| title | ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| title_full | ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| title_fullStr | ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| title_full_unstemmed | ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| title_short | ECO-EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| title_sort | eco epidemiology of infectious diseases and climate change |
| topic | vector borne diseases climate change zoonoses disease outbreak communicable diseases public health |
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