climate change

Climate change is not coming – it is already here. Scholars are still arguing about whether the climate shift will settle in permanently or pass us by. But one thing is already clear: Tropical insects have already made their way to Europe. And it’s not just because of cheap long-haul flights…. The return of malaria? … Tropical Diseases: Infections Due to Climate Change?

How incredibly fast a mosquito-borne disease can spread geographically is shown particularly clearly by the example of the “West Nile” virus. The viral disease, which manifests itself 1-6 days after a mosquito bite with sudden high fever, headache, and pain in the limbs, was first diagnosed in Uganda in 1937. West Nile fever in the … Tropical Diseases: Protection from Bites