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What is the expected impact of rising temperatures on the rate of pathogen development and transmission season duration in endemic areas?
Increase in rate of pathogen development and transmission season duration
How might extreme heat affect the prevalence of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in some areas?
They may become less common if vector survivability or feeding is compromised
What makes vector-borne diseases among the most extensively researched diseases linked to climate change?
Their great sensitivity to climatic conditions, wide incidence, and high disease burden
What is most directly correlated with temperature in vector-borne diseases?
Rates of biting, reproduction, and survival of vectors as well as growth and survival of the illnesses they transmit
How might climate change contribute to the expanded geographic range of certain leishmaniasis vector species?
Due in large part to climate change
Explore the relationship between climate change, rising temperatures, and the impact on the development, transmission, and survivability of vector-borne diseases. Understand the potential implications of extreme heat on the prevalence of diseases like dengue and the activity of disease-carrying vectors.
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