Bugs Know No Borders

How climate change impacts public health

Episode 5 of the Cooler Earth podcast, hosted by Climate XChange, titled "Bugs Know No Borders" was published on April 12, 2018 and runs 28 minutes.

April 12, 2018 ·28m · Cooler Earth

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Summary

This week, we focus on the ways in which changing climate patterns influence vector-borne diseases, causing a much wider population to be at risk of contracting malaria and lyme disease. John Pontillo joins us to talk about his personal experience living in a community impacted by malaria and how climate change will exasperate public health issues experienced in communities across the globe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

This week, we focus on the ways in which changing climate patterns influence vector-borne diseases, causing a much wider population to be at risk of contracting malaria and lyme disease. John Pontillo joins us to talk about his personal experience living in a community impacted by malaria and how climate change will exasperate public health issues experienced in communities across the globe.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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