Heat Waves Greatly Influence Parasite Burden and Disease Spread, Research Suggests

Heatwaves dramatically alter infection patterns, study reveals

New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heatwaves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases – and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity.

Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds - Inside Climate News

Scientists are just beginning to understand how extreme weather can give pathogens an upper hand, underscoring the urgent need for the type of research canceled by the Trump administration.By Liza GrossScientists have long known that changes in temperature can affect the risks and spread of infectious diseases by altering the biology and behavior of pathogens and their hosts, from butterflies to people. And evidence that climate change can exace…

Heat waves greatly influence parasite burden and disease spread, research suggests

New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heat waves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases—and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity. Specifically, scientists have discovered that differences in heat waves—such as how much hotter they are than normal temperatures, and how long they last—can increase disease burden by up to 13 times in a commonly used experimental a…