Dengue Outbreaks Increase with Climate Change Healthline
go to original October 13, 2015

El Niño also expected to boost mosquito-fueled infections across the globe. (Healthline)

The World Health Organization rates dengue as the most dominant mosquito-borne viral disease in the world as its incident rates have increased 30-fold in the past 50 years.

And new research shows how climate change, bringing hotter and wetter weather, is creating a more ideal home for these disease-spreading pests.

Dengue is carried by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos. The illness can cause severe fevers, headaches, and bone and joint pain. Symptoms usually increase in intensity with every subsequent infection in the same person.

There are no vaccines for it and the best preventative measures appear to be avoiding being bit by an infected mosquito.

Dengue is now endemic to 100 countries, causing up to 50 million infections a year and 22,000 deaths, mainly among children.

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