There are more than a thousand different ways that climate change can cause outbreaks of infectious disease in humans, according to a new review.
could find their way into hosts who lack the immunity to deal with them."The successful emergence of pathogens frozen in time could be regarded as a 'Pandora's box', given the potentially large pool of pathogens accumulated over time and the extent to which these pathogens may be new to people," the authors of the current reviewIt's also possible that some pathogens will be strengthened by climate change.
It's unclear how the human body will cope if infectious disease outbreaks become more common in the future. As our immune system's defenses fall, our enemies seem to be strengthening, and we don't have time to fight them all. At a critical juncture like this it's worth remembering: We are only as healthy as the world we live in.
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