Climate change risks triggering a spike in infectious disease outbreaks: three reasons why
Climate change is our planet's most immediate existential threat, and will likely only worsen for the foreseeable future.
Dec 13, 2023
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Climate change is our planet's most immediate existential threat, and will likely only worsen for the foreseeable future.
Dec 13, 2023
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Unknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about immunity to the mosquito-borne disease may be incorrect.
As global temperatures continue to soar due to anthropogenic climate change, a new study has highlighted the alarming consequences of heat stress on outdoor workers. The research, published in Kidney International Reports, ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Measles vaccination rates among children worldwide declined during the COVID-19 pandemic to the lowest level since 2008, likely due to lockdowns and difficulty accessing vaccines. According to a new report by the World Health ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Global warming caused by climate change could exacerbate the burden of inpatient mortality from respiratory diseases during the warm season. This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death globally, particularly in the developed countries. Atherosclerosis, which is characterized by a gradual build-up of plaque in the walls of arteries, is a serious cardiovascular ...
Nov 2, 2023
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19 can cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, contrasting with other coronaviruses that were known to cause mild seasonal colds prior to its emergence in 2019. This raises the ...
Oct 27, 2023
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A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the South in people with no international travel history—caused by a parasite strain that's different from the imported ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Scientists have new evidence that a tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in the United States in people with no international travel history—and caused by a Leishmania ...
Oct 19, 2023
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In the intricate dance of our body's defenses against harmful invaders, certain immune system proteins play pivotal roles. New research from the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, in collaboration ...
Oct 17, 2023
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