| climate change will influence the extent & kinds of infectious diseases
that will confront humans? According to research done at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, they have concluded the above.
Doyou think we can do anything in time to prevent this?
More in this (very worthwhile reading) article.
http://health.lifestyle.yahoo.ca/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=14689&news _channel_id=1020&channel_id=1020
If you guys think West Nile is something to sneeze at you are wrong. My father nearly died last summer and still hasn't recovered fully from the devestating effects of this. Children and adults are particularly vulnerable. This is only ONE of many diseases which climate change will help pass from animal to humans in future due to the expanding geographical boundaries created by climate change. |