• Health

Surge In Dangerous Viruses Spread by Mosquitos, Climate Change May Be Why

• dengue fever
• EEE virus
• mosquitos

There have been eight locally-transmitted cases of dengue fever in Florida confirmed this year according to the Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, part of a global surge in the virus. Similarly, nine Americans have died this year of a virus called Eastern equine encephalitis, or “Triple E,” which is also spread by mosquitos and causes swelling of the brain.

Why This Matters:  Experts believe the surges in these mosquito-borne viruses are caused by climate change.