"Climate Change's Threat: Unleashing Deadly Vector-Borne Diseases"

A US government-funded study warns that climate change could lead to a surge of deadly viruses, ancient diseases like the plague, and new fungal infections due to rising temperatures. Tickborne illnesses, mosquito-borne diseases, and zoonotic diseases are expected to increase as winter temperatures become warmer, allowing disease-carrying insects to survive and spread illness. Cases of diseases like Lyme disease, malaria, and the bubonic plague are already on the rise in the US, with experts urging physicians to maintain a high index of suspicion for diseases on the move. The study also links rising sea levels and extreme events like flooding to the spread of waterborne diseases, and calls for increased surveillance on infectious diseases to stay ahead of climate-related influxes.