Thursday, April 21, 2011

How will global warming and climate change promote the spread of infectious disease?

Orr

I think that global warming as it is describe doesn't exist, so no impact on diseases there. I do believe that CO2 is rising and will affect more people with lung problems, but nothing infectious. Climate change could lead to more infectious diseases as some countries will get colder weather and the immune system doesn't have what it takes yet to fight back flu or cold; some countries will get hotter, and, as well, people will not have the defences against viruses carried by mosquitoes an such. But with time, Nature will find a way to re-balance itself. Will we give it the time to do so? That is an other question...



University Gardens

Well if the planet's warmer more disease can survive. Many pathogens cannot survive in frigid temperatures, so with a warmer climate they will be able to thrive and infect people.

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