Gideon

MARCH 18, 2021

There are many factors that cause some infectious diseases to follow seasonal patterns. Changes in temperature and precipitation influence biotic and abiotic environments, disease vectors and hosts, and human behavior, including the amount of time spent outdoors (1). Rarely, other organs may become involved.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 7, 2025

While climate coverage often focuses on heat, its health impacts have a broader audience appeal. Climate change affects air pollution, diseases and extreme weather. Medical schools across the United States are increasingly incorporating climate change and health into their curricula.

Vector-borne Diseases 141

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 16, 2025

But far fewer people are familiar with chikungunya, a tropical disease likely to increase with the continuing effects of climate change. One reason chikungunya gets so little respect is that the size of its potential health and its economic burden have been underestimated. One DALY is the loss of one year of full health.)

Climate Change and Health 105

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