Effects of global warming on infectious diseases
Many infectious diseases spread through microscopic organisms. Such organisms are called vectors. Most respiratory symptoms are sensitive to atmospheric factors, an increase in temperature. Studies have shown that due to global warming, the potential spreading area of microorganisms and their pathogens has expanded.
Analysts believe that due to the temperature rise on the planet, such diseases, which were previously limited to tropical regions, are expanding in others. Normally these vectors thrive in warm temperatures and high humidity. Due to this, there is an increasing expansion of the potential spread of diseases spread by the virus, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and viral encephalitis.
For example, mosquitoes responsible for the spread of dengue fever were only found in areas higher than 1,000 meters in the east. But now due to relatively warm temperatures, these mosquitoes have recently been found at the height of 2,200 meters in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. In the last few years, malaria-carrier mosquitoes have also been seen in Indonesia over high altitudes.
These changes will also be achieved with very modest changes in the average temperature for a long time. Epidemics of infectious diseases can continue to move towards tropical temperate climates and the number of skin cancer patients is expected to increase in the latitudinal areas between the Americas, Europe, and Australia for the next full century. Tremendous weather conditions such as torrential rains or drought often cause conditions for disease outbreaks.
This is particularly high in relatively poor areas where treatment and preventive measures are inadequate. Similarly, most people don’t realize that global warming increases respiratory system-related problems. But most people will believe that lung diseases are encouraged by frequent and long-lasting contact with some irritants. The dust particles in the air can cause problems for the lungs.
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Changes in atmospheric electric fields like chill winds, typhoons, and icy storms promote neurological and respiratory system-related diseases prominently. These include a black cough, asthma, tracheitis, sore throat, joint pain, and spine diseases. Digestive diseases such as diarrhea and dysentery are also strong in such seasonal conditions.
The hot and humid environment is also favorable for the growth of mosquitoes, flies, rats, insects, viruses, and bacteria. Infections and their carrier organisms are sensitive to changes in temperature, surface water, humidity, air, soil moisture, and forest dispersion. This fact is particularly effective for diseases related to pathogenic.
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Therefore, it has been estimated that changes in global warming and action can affect the spread and intensity of many pathogenic and other infectious diseases. Thus to prevent this epidemic health professionals working in the fields should be better trained. So that they can work to monitor and inform new emerging diseases.
To make local healthcare workers more sensitive to new health problems, they should be trained in such a way that they know who to report to the problem. Unsafe populations, including children, the aged, and people who live in places where disease epidemics can occur, should aim at a developed global survey system.
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Sensitive people should be better educated about the increased health risks and also provide information about the availability and effectiveness of vaccines.
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