Bugs Are Making Us Sicker Than Ever Before
Insect borne diseases are on the rise, and health officials may not know how to combat them.
By Laura Yan
May 6, 2018
Ticks, bugs and other pests are spreading diseases far and wide, and we may not be great at handling it. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bug-spread diseases are seriously on the rise. Between 2004 and 2016, diseases caused by mosquitos, fleas and tick bites had more than tripled. The incidence of tickborn diseases alone more than doubled. Not only are diseases on the rise, but bugs are carrying strange, new diseases that had never been documented, including Heartland and Bourbon viruses, carried by ticks. Other diseases crossed country borders for the first time, like the mosquito carried Zika virus.
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