As someone who lives with the long-term effects of chikungunya, Camillo Mora PhD, sees the expanding habitat of mosquitos and is concerned more people will be exposed to vector-borne illnesses and deal with not only the acute phases of these viruses but also the possibility of long-term health effects they can present.
Social media platforms, public health agencies, and communities must join forces to stop the rapid spread of false information.
With evolving weather patterns, the natural habitat of ticks is expanding, and more people are becoming susceptible to them.
In this era of increasingly mobile and connected populations, it is possible for an infection to spread around the world in 24 to 48 hours.