Study: 1 billion people will be exposed to diseases due to high temperatures and the spread of mosquitoes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Due to global warming, nearly one billion people could be exposed to disease-causing diseases by the end of the century, according to a new study on monthly temperature variations in the world.

"Climate change is the largest and most comprehensive threat to global health security," said Colin Carlson, a biologist in the Department of Biology at Georgetown University, who co-authored the new study. "The climate is hot for mosquitoes."

"Mosquitoes are only part of the challenge, but after the Zika epidemic in Brazil in 2015, we are particularly worried about what will happen," Carlson said.

The research team led by Sade J. Ryan of the University of Florida and Carlson studied what could happen with decades of temperature change.

According to the World Health Organization, mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world, resulting in millions of deaths each year: Egyptian wolves and whites can be carriers of dengue, chikungwina and other viruses. zika, as well as at least a dozen emerging diseases. Researchers say it could be a threat in the next 50 years.

With global warming, almost the entire world population could be exposed over the next 50 years. Scientists have said that regions such as Europe and North America and tropical regions too cold for the virus could face new diseases, such as dengue fever.