The Impact Of Climate Change On The Emergence And Re-Emergence Of Parasitic Diseases In The New Millennium

Abstract

Climate change has an obvious impact on the emergence and re-emergence of parasitic diseases. This has a synergistic relationship with ozone depletion which can be traced to industrial revolution where human activities lead to the green house effect. This article reveals the effect of the climate change scenario on the pattern of spread and distribution of infectious diseases as well as altering the life cycle dynamics of vectors and parasites.
Hence, influencing the transmission potential of the vectors, leading to the introduction of diseases into new areas and/or cause an increase of the disease incidence in already endemic areas.