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How climate change might affect future pandemics
Erica Foreman, Cleveland Clinic News Service
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Earth Day is a time to think about the environment and global warming and climate change are often top of mind.
The gradual warming of the earth’s atmosphere affects extreme weather like droughts and hurricanes.
You may not realize it, but these types of natural disasters can play a role in disease spread and pandemics.
“In some cases it can displace certain animal species and thereby bring them in closer contact with humans, either directly with humans or via domestic animals, and this then facilitates cross-species transmission so that viruses can be transmitted from these wild animal species onto humans and thereby cause outbreaks,” said Michaela Gack, PhD, Director, Cleveland Clinic’s Florida Research and Innovation Center.
How climate change may affect future pandemics
April 22 is Earth Day. A scientist tells us how climate change can impact viral outbreaks and how you can help. Author: Cleveland Clinic Updated: 7:42 AM EDT April 22, 2021
Earth Day is a time to think about the environment and global warming and climate change are often top of mind.
The gradual warming of the earth’s atmosphere affects extreme weather like droughts and hurricanes.
You may not realize it, but these types of natural disasters can play a role in disease spread and pandemics.
“In some cases it can displace certain animal species and thereby bring them in closer contact with humans, either directly with humans or via domestic animals, and this then facilitates cross-species transmission so that viruses can be transmitted from these wild animal species onto humans and thereby cause outbreaks,” said Michaela Gack, PhD, Director, Cleveland Clinic’s Florida Research and Innovati
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