https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy en-us 2023-01-04 15:10:05 UTC 2023-01-09 15:26:07 UTC hello@padlet.com sjensen23 https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2435755930 This podcasts discusses how diseases are related to the temperature rising. The way that pathogens rely on temperature means that it effects whether or not the disease will spread. As the Earth continues to increase in temperature, the more likely it is for the diseases to occur, especially in places that are not adaptable. Diseases are not able to be stopped by physical boundaries; they must be stopped through stopping climate change. The speakers in the podcast argue that if we are so quick to fix infection and put money to stop diseases, the same should occur to climate change because increasing heat could cause more infection.]]> 2023-01-06 15:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2435755930 sjensen23 https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2437889729 There are four arguments as to how climate change is related to the spreading of infectious diseases. As weather patterns change, the risk of infectious diseases around the world increase because of the misplacement animals and migration through humans and animals. Air pollution particles allow viruses to become airborne and more deadly, prime example being coronavirus in New York City. Due to ice and permafrost melting, ancient diseases may reemerge because the pathogens can be released and our immune system would be unprepared. Global warming could be able to cause mutations that resist our immune system, such as fever not being able to fight off infections because diseases might develop a heat tolerance.]]> 2023-01-09 14:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2437889729 sjensen23 https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2437919287 Climate change, urbanization, and humans spreading into new areas changes the ranges of insect-borne diseases. The climate changing also forces humans and animals to be in closer contact, forcing each to be closer with pathogens that cause disease. All the travel that humans do and how interconnected the entire world is means that diseases spread far more easily than it used to. As the heating of the Earth disrupts the weather, such the creation of monsoons, malaria outbreaks cost more. There is still so much unknown about the relation between climate change and infectious diseases, but many people are are unwilling to change that due to skepticism. ]]> 2023-01-09 15:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2437919287 sjensen23 https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2437935104 Diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile Virus disease, and Valley fever are on rise due to mild winters, warm summers, and fewer days of frost. Mosquitoes and ticks have more time to reproduce as winters are more mild, spring starts earlier, and temperatures are warmer. Rising temperature forces animals to move into new habitats, creating the spread of zoonotic diseases because humans and animals live closer together. Valley fever, which is caused by fungus living in hot and dry areas, has spread into the Pacific Northwest and is treated incorrectly due to misdiagnosing. As humans eat food that comes from water, harmful algae blooms in the water can cause sickness or even death after a couple of days with contact. ]]> 2023-01-09 15:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sjensen23/w6auulkqa26o11vy/wish/2437935104