What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever
Apr 12, 2024 · Roughly 4.7 million people have been infected with dengue fever so far in 2024, an explosion of cases centered in Latin America and the Caribbean that experts warn could grow. “We’re seeing a ...
The U.S. is unprepared for the growing threat of mosquito- and …
Dec 15, 2023 · These stowaway insects, also known as Asian tiger mosquitoes, can carry viruses like dengue, Zika and chikungunya. They quickly adapted to city life in the southern, eastern and western U.S.
Mosquitos kill more people than any other creature, the CDC warns
Jul 8, 2024 · The Centers for Disease Control says mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature because the mosquito spreads diseases like malaria and dengue and yellow fever. LEILA FADEL, HOST:...
C.D.C. Warns Doctors About Dengue as Virus Spreads to New …
Jun 26, 2024 · Federal health officials warned that the risk of contracting dengue in the United States has increased this year, a worrying sign as global cases of the mosquito-borne disease hit record...
Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens ... - NBC News
May 28, 2024 · Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the U.S. Climate change is expanding the habitat of the mosquitoes that carry the disease, allowing them to spread further north. 0 ...
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years …
Sep 29, 2023 · Climate change has brought mosquitoes carrying viruses that cause dengue and chikungunya, excruciating and sometimes deadly fevers, to places where they have never been found before.
What to know about mosquito-borne diseases: How they spread, …
Aug 30, 2024 · Mosquitos are the world's deadliest creature, according to the CDC. Here's a look at the how mosquito-borne illnesses spread. How a virus spreads to humans. Most mosquitoes don’t carry disease....
The mosquito era: As the world warms, these insects are thriving – …
Jun 29, 2023 · For the first time in decades, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of several locally acquired cases of malaria in the United States – news that has thrust mosquitoes...
What’s behind the recent surge in mosquito-borne illnesses
Aug 29, 2024 · Parts of New England are on high alert after health officials in New Hampshire confirmed the first death from the rare, mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis.
Mosquito diseases on the move | Stanford Report
August 8th, 2023 | 6 min read Science & Engineering. Experts discuss how environmental changes are altering the risk for mosquito-borne diseases. Climate change and human activity are enabling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, like dengue fever, to new places.