Reported vector-borne diseases have more than doubled in the last 20 years due to a variety of factors including travel, changing land use and also climate change. Climate change is lengthening some vector (ex: mosquito or tick) seasons, and expanding habitats to new areas of the country and world.<\/p>\n
This post is the last, for now, part of a semi-regular series looking at climate change, data and health. This series has already covered the basics of\u00a0Climate Change, Data and Health<\/a>, Climate Change, Data and Health: Extreme Weather Events<\/a>\u00a0and Climate Change, Data and Health: Extreme Heat<\/a>.<\/p>\n From NASA\u2019s Climate Kids<\/a>: \u201cClimate change describes a change in the average conditions \u2014 such as temperature and rainfall \u2014 in a region over a long period of time. NASA scientists have observed Earth\u2019s surface is warming, and many of the warmest years on record have happened in the past 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Cambio clim\u00e1tico evidencia, causas y efectos<\/a>\u00a0(NASA)<\/p>\n \u201cMosquitoes, ticks, and fleas that spread germs (pathogens) are called vectors. A person who gets bitten by a vector and gets sick could have a vector-borne disease (VBD).\u201d-About Vector-Borne Diseases<\/a> (CDC<\/p>\nWhat is climate change?<\/h2>\n
Climate Change and Vector Borne Diseases<\/h2>\n