EPISODE · May 2, 2018 · 8 MIN
Insect-Borne Diseases Have Tripled. Here's Why.
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
The year 2004 was a simpler time to be an infectious disease doctor in the US. Zika and chikungunya hadn’t yet emerged. Mystery RNA viruses weren’t spreading by tick bite around America’s heartland, killing farmers and ranchers. Certainly no one was on the lookout for a meat allergy caused by a tick with a white splotch on its back the shape of Texas. But that was then. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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The year 2004 was a simpler time to be an infectious disease doctor in the US. Zika and chikungunya hadn’t yet emerged. Mystery RNA viruses weren’t spreading by tick bite around America’s heartland, killing farmers and ranchers. Certainly no one was on the lookout for a meat allergy caused by a tick with a white splotch on its back the shape of Texas. But that was then.
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Insect-Borne Diseases Have Tripled. Here's Why.
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