Climate Change Bites: Infectious Diseases, Ticks and a Warming World

Episode 2 of the Healthy Canadians podcast, hosted by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, titled "Climate Change Bites: Infectious Diseases, Ticks and a Warming World" was published on May 14, 2024 and runs 35 minutes.

May 14, 2024 ·35m · Healthy Canadians

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Summary

Infectious diseases, pathogens (living things that cause disease) and vectors (living things that spread disease) are sensitive to changes in the environment and climate. Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman chat with Dr. Nick Ogden, Director of the Public Health Risk Sciences Division with the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory. Using ticks and Lyme disease as a case study, this episode explores the impacts that climate change is having on the infectious disease landscape in Canada. ⁠Infectious diseases and climate change Lyme disease: Symptoms and treatment Lyme disease video: How to properly remove a tick Poster: Top 10 tick hiding spots on your body Poster: Protect your pets from ticks and Lyme disease Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Chapter 6 – Infectious Diseases The National Microbiology Laboratory helps to bring modified Lyme disease testing techniques to Canada: Blog

Episode Description

Infectious diseases, pathogens (living things that cause disease) and vectors (living things that spread disease) are sensitive to changes in the environment and climate. Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman chat with Dr. Nick Ogden, Director of the Public Health Risk Sciences Division with the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory. Using ticks and Lyme disease as a case study, this episode explores the impacts that climate change is having on the infectious disease landscape in Canada.

⁠Infectious diseases and climate change

Lyme disease: Symptoms and treatment

Lyme disease video: How to properly remove a tick

Poster: Top 10 tick hiding spots on your body

Poster: Protect your pets from ticks and Lyme disease

Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Chapter 6 – Infectious Diseases

The National Microbiology Laboratory helps to bring modified Lyme disease testing techniques to Canada: Blog

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